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Missouri noise rules

The Kansas City page below is taken from that city's own code. It lists its sources and the date we checked them.

What does Missouri law say about noise?

Loud noise
Missouri Revised Statutes § 574.010 makes it peace disturbance to knowingly and unreasonably disturb someone with loud noise. A first offense is a class B misdemeanor. A second offense is a class A misdemeanor. A third or later conviction brings a fine of at least $1,000 and at most $5,000.

Source: Missouri Revised Statutes § 574.010. City rules are usually more specific, so check your city's page too.

Cities in Missouri

Kansas City, MO10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from 60 to 55 dBA outdoors and from 45 to 40 dBA indoors. Power tools and lawn tools: not from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. if they break those limits. Construction work is exempt from the noise code.

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