Springdale, AR Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

Three statutory layers reach a loud party in Springdale. First, Chapter 42 Article III of the Code: Section 42-52 (noise disturbance prohibited) plus the Section 42-54 Table 1 property-line dBA caps (65 dBA day / 60 dBA night residential; 75/70 commercial) are the easiest charges for amplified music and crowd noise. Section 42-56 tiered fines apply. Second, A.C.A. Section 5-71-207(a)(2) (disorderly conduct) reaches a person who 'makes unreasonable or excessive noise' with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creates a risk thereof - a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to $100 and 30 days under A.C.A. Section 5-4-201/5-4-401. Third, where underage drinking is involved: A.C.A. Section 3-3-202 makes it unlawful for any person to give, procure, or otherwise furnish any alcoholic beverage to a minor under 21, with penalties up to $1,000 and one year (Class A misdemeanor for repeat offenses). Civil social-host liability in Arkansas is narrower than in some states - Arkansas follows a modified version of the rule under Yancey v. Beverage House of Little Rock, Inc., 291 Ark. 217 (1986), recognizing limited liability where the furnishing of alcohol to a minor was a proximate cause of injury. Springdale has not adopted a stand-alone unruly-gathering or response-cost-recovery ordinance (compare California Gov. Code Section 53069.4-style local fees), so the state framework is the operative one. Enforcement: Springdale Police Department (479-751-4542); calls escalate to multi-unit response with property-record flagging on repeat addresses.