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Committee backs tiered fines, sets $300–$1,000 minimums for noise violations
Summary
The Legislative Review Committee approved a tiered minimum fine structure for repeat noise ordinance violations—$300 first, $600 second, $1,000 third and subsequent—while noting judges retain discretion and state law caps fines at $1,000.
The Legislative Review Committee voted unanimously on April 2 to adopt a tiered minimum fine schedule for repeat violations of the county noise ordinance. Commissioner Allison Wright moved to establish the fines and Commissioner John Culpepper seconded; the motion passed with no recorded opposition.
The committee approved minimum fines of $300 for a first offense, $600 for a second offense and $1,000 for a third and subsequent offense. The motion record states that all citations will require a court appearance and that judges retain discretion in imposing penalties consistent with the ordinance and state law, which the Attorney’s Office noted caps ordinance violations at $1,000.
The Attorney’s Office presented draft penalty language modeled on another Athens-Clarke County ordinance but left specific fine amounts for committee determination. Staff said they would revise ordinance language to clarify that separate incidents on the same day could be treated as distinct violations. The committee asked staff to return with updated draft language for final review before formal adoption.
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