The more you know: Noise policies in Boulder
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On campus and in the community, it is important to be considerate of others. One of the unintentional ways you can impact people around you is through excessive noise. Check out the noise policies for CU Boulder's residence halls and the city of Boulder below.
Residence halls
In the residence halls, quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight to 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday. In addition, courtesy hours begin at 8 a.m. and end at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and are in place from 8 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Consider stepping into the hallway to hear how loud your room sounds or ask your neighbors if they can hear music or other potentially disruptive noise coming from your room.
City of Boulder
In the city of Boulder, you may be ticketed for unreasonable noise between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it is loud enough to be heard from 100 or more feet away.
Campus quiet hours
Sunday–Thursday: 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Friday, Saturday: midnight to 8 a.m.
Campus courtesy hours
Sunday–Thursday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Saturday: 8 a.m. to midnight
City of Boulder quiet hours
Sunday–Saturday: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Additionally, you can be ticketed for a nuisance party during a social gathering with one or more illegal things occurring at once, including noise, underage drinking, brawling, public urination, littering or trash, etc. Finally, you can be ticketed for disrupting the quiet enjoyment of a home when noise or disruption materially interferes with another individual in their own home.
If you live off campus, you should introduce yourself to your neighbors and communicate if you plan to host a party in advance. Consider sharing your contact number so neighbors can have the option to reach you before calling the police.
CU Boulder students also can register a Friday- or Saturday-night party with Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations to receive a 20-minute warning if a noise complaint is made on your party.
Students who are documented in the residence halls or off campus for violating the noise policy may be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution and/or the Boulder Municipal Court. For more information about noise, please email studentconduct@colorado.edu.