Columbia Horns and signaling devices ordinance (§ 16-257)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article III. Noise
The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle on any street or public place of the city, except as a danger warning; the creating by means of any such signaling device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; the sounding of any such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; the use of any signaling device except one operated by hand or electricity; the use of any horn, whistle or other device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any such signaling device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any such signaling device when traffic is for any reason held up, is hereby declared unlawful.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-257
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.