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How to file a noise complaint in Las Vegas

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Official text: Las Vegas Municipal Code (LVMC), Title 9 "Health and Safety", Chapter 9.16 "Noise", on Municode (the city's official code host), codified through Ordinance No. 6937, passed January 21, 2026 (Supp. No. 61), online content updated June 29, 2026. Sections: 9.16.005 definitions ("demolition", "emergency", "emergency work", "muffler or sound dissipation device", "noise", "noise disturbance", "public right-of-way", "public space"); 9.16.010 general prohibition on noise disturbances plus the exemption for noncommercial public speaking and assembly; 9.16.020 detrimental noises; 9.16.030 the operative list of prohibited noises, subsections (A) vehicle horns, (B) radios/stereos/instruments/amplifiers with the 50-foot plainly-audible test, (C) yelling and shouting on public streets with the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. reference, (D) animals, (E) vehicles out of repair, (F) steam whistles, (G) engine exhaust and mufflers, (H) construction and demolition hours (which is where the term "specified time period" is defined, at 9.16.030(H)(1) — NOT in 9.16.005) plus the urgent-necessity permit, (I) noise near schools, churches, courts and hospitals, (J) loading and unloading 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., (K) loudspeakers and public address systems, (L) selling by outcry, (M) vehicle repair and testing, (N) emergency signaling device testing 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., (O) burglar alarms that must self-terminate within 15 minutes; 9.16.040 exemptions; 9.16.050 penalties. Four provisions outside Chapter 9.16 matter: LVMC 11.68.107(C)(5)(b) sets dB numbers for street performers on the Fremont Street Pedestrian Mall (LVMC 11.68.105(G) applies the same numbers to amplified expressive activity there); LVMC 6.39.050(D)(5) and (F) govern outdoor speakers and audible interior noise at licensed nightclubs; and LVMC Title 19 (the Unified Development Ordinance, published separately from Municode at online.encodeplus.com/regs/lasvegas-nv/) § 19.08.040 Table 1 sets dBA limits for backup/emergency generators; and § 19.12.070 of that same Title 19 caps Small Wind Energy System noise at 60 dBA measured at the closest neighbouring inhabited dwelling..

Where to file in Las Vegas

For noise happening right now, such as a loud party or amplified music, dial 3-1-1 for a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department non-emergency response; the city's own Downtown Safety Resource Guide instructs residents to "Dial 3-1-1 when you need a police non-emergency response such as disturbance calls to report any types of crime where there is no immediate threat to life or property." For recurring problems, short-term-rental noise and property-based violations, contact City of Las Vegas Code Enforcement. Per that same city guide: "For Code Enforcement during business hours (Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.), please call 702.229.6615. For Code Enforcement related to noise or short term rentals, please call 702.229.3500, and for concerns that happen after hours or on weekends, and that require a more immediate response, please call 702.229.6444." Complaints can also be filed at https://cityoflasvegas.link/codeenforcementcomplaint or through the SeeClickFix app (https://seeclickfix.com/las-vegas). Construction outside permitted hours is a Code Enforcement matter. If the address is on the Strip or otherwise in unincorporated Clark County, the complaint goes to Clark County, not the city.

From the city's official pages and code, verified 2026-08-11. Numbers and departments change; if a line does not answer, the city's main switchboard or 311 can redirect you.

Before you call

1. Log it. Date, start and end time, what the noise was and where you heard it from. Three dated entries carry more weight than one angry call.
2. Measure it if you can. Las Vegas enforces mostly by audibility, so the log is the main evidence, but a reading shows how loud it really was. The free online decibel meter runs in your browser and records nothing.
3. Check the rule. Quiet hours in Las Vegas are 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.. The Las Vegas noise ordinance page quotes the code verbatim, so you can cite the section.
4. Try the source once. A neighbour, landlord or venue manager often fixes it faster than the city does, and telling them first strengthens a later complaint.

What happens after you file

Non-emergency noise reports are queued, not dispatched, so a first call rarely ends the noise that night. What it does is start a record against the address. Repeated reports, a dated log and a reading are what move a case from a warning to a citation. Where the city needs an officer to witness the noise, as most audibility rules require, file while it is happening rather than the next morning.

How loud is Las Vegas in general? The Las Vegas noise map shows the federal transportation-noise data for every neighbourhood, and the apartment quiet hours page compares every city's night rule.

Who do I call for a noise complaint in Las Vegas?

For noise happening right now, such as a loud party or amplified music, dial 3-1-1 for a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department non-emergency response; the city's own Downtown Safety Resource Guide instructs residents to "Dial 3-1-1 when you need a police non-emergency response such as disturbance calls to report any types of crime where there is no immediate threat to life or property." For recurring problems, short-term-rental noise and property-based violations, contact City of Las Vegas Code Enforcement.

What are the quiet hours in Las Vegas?

11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.. The full rule, quoted from the code, is on the Las Vegas noise ordinance page.

Should I call 911 for noise in Las Vegas?

Only if there is danger, a threat or a crime in progress. For ongoing noise use the non-emergency police line or the department named above; repeated calls build an official record tied to the address, which is what code enforcement acts on.

What evidence helps a noise complaint in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas enforces mostly by whether the sound is plainly audible at a set distance, so a log of dates, times, durations and where you could hear it from matters more than a meter reading, though a reading still helps.

This page is a plain-language guide to the reporting route, not legal advice. Ordinances and contact numbers get amended; check the linked official sources before relying on a specific provision.