Penalties for violating household noise regulations will be significantly increased, under a law signed by the president on Sept. 9 that takes effect Dec. 11.
Beyond establishing new quiet-hours requirements, the law amends the Code of Administrative Liability.
Specifically, Article 192 of the code, covering violations of household noise regulations, has been revised.
Currently, disturbing individuals' peace and normal rest at night carries the following fines:
- For individuals — one-third of the base reference value (BRV, approximately 146,500 soums);
- For officials — one-third to one-half of the BRV (up to 220,000 soums).
For a repeat violation within one year, the fine rises to one-half of the BRV for individuals and one-half to one full BRV for officials (up to 440,000 soums).
Once the amendments take effect, penalties will increase substantially.
Fines for violating household noise regulations will rise to 3-5 BRVs for individuals (1.32 million to 2.2 million soums) and 10-15 BRVs for officials (4.4 million to 6.6 million soums).
For a repeat violation within one year, fines will reach 5-7 BRVs for individuals (up to 3.08 million soums) and 15-20 BRVs for officials (up to 8.8 million soums).
As a result, the fine for a first-time violation by individuals will increase from one-third of a BRV to 3-5 BRVs — roughly a 9- to 15-fold jump. Penalties for officials will rise even more sharply.
The amendments also revise the quiet hours defined in Article 192. In place of the current uniform window from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., the law sets different hours depending on the day of the week: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. on working days, and 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and non-working holidays. These hours apply to noise above permissible levels that disturbs individuals' peace and rest.
Penalties for excessively loud vehicles are also being toughened. Currently, driving a vehicle whose noise level exceeds established standards under Article 125 of the code carries a warning or a fine of 0.5 BRV (220,000 soums). Once the law takes effect, the warning option will be eliminated, and the fine will rise to 1 BRV (440,000 soums).
The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to bring government decisions into line with the law. National executive bodies must review their regulations and repeal any provisions that conflict with it.
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