89th Legislature, Regular Session
SB 2739
Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence.
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By: Cook S.B. No. 2739 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) For purposes of this section: (1) an act is deemed to occur in a public place or near a private residence if it produces its offensive or proscribed consequences in the public place or near a private residence; and (2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise