KCC §22-14.1
Prohibited Noise
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This law bans playing sound devices in public places or in vehicles on public streets if the sound can be heard 30 feet away. It also says that if you have the device, the law assumes you were the one using it.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Prohibited Noise
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to play, use, operate, or permit to be played, used, or operated, any radio, tape recorder, cassette player, or other machine or device for reproducing sound, if it is located in or on any of the following:Any public property, including any public street, highway, building, sidewalk, park, or thoroughfare; orAny motor vehicle on a public street, highway, or public space; and if the sound generated is audible at a distance of thirty (30) feet from the device producing the sound.Possession by a person or persons of any of the machines or devices enumerated in Subsection (a) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence that the person operates, or those persons operate, the machine or device.
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