A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the production or emission of noises or amplified speech, music, or other sounds that tend to annoy, disturb, or frighten its citizens.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-133
Noise regulation
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 117 N.C. App. 393 - State v. Garren (1994)
Most recently applied in 180 N.C. App. 378 - State v. Desperados, Inc. (December 2006)
1973, c. 822, s. 1.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.