Party Registration
Want to reduce your chances of getting a ticket while hosting a party?
Sign up to complete an orientation and register your party to avoid citations.Ìý
Simply log into the with your IdentiKey to register.ÌýÌý
Why register your party?ÌýÌý
If a neighbor makes a noise complaint about your address, Boulder Police dispatch will notify you to issue a warning. This warning gives you 20 minutes to shut down the party before police are dispatched to your house or apartment.
Registering your party can limit your chances of police showing up, which can save you from receiving a noise or nuisance ticket.Ìý
Our office also provides free trash bags to those who register their parties to help you keep your home and neighborhood clean.Ìý
How to register your partyÌýÌý
To register your party, you must complete an in-person orientation, which typically lasts about 60 minutes. After you’ve completed the orientation, you can start registering your parties for the rest of the academic year.ÌýÌý
Greek organizations can email partyreg@colorado.edu for a Greek-specific orientation with their executive board.ÌýÌý
Attending orientation:
- Be sure to have your Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ IdentiKey, residential address and contact number handy.
- Due to ordinance changes and/or updates, students may need to take the orientation each year.
- OCHNR provides swag bags for attending in-person orientation and often offers free food or prizes for certain weekends like Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day.Ìý
Completing orientation:
After completing orientation, students can register their parties through the by logging in with their IdentiKey.Ìý
Things to knowÌýÌý
- You must live at the address where the party is registered. You cannot register a friend's party.ÌýÌý
- Party registration is for noise complaints only. Other violations like underage drinking, consuming alcohol in public, brawling, fireworks, etc., are not covered by the program.Ìý
- Party registration does not permit you to violate noise ordinances and is not a noise permit. It is only a warning system to help reduce the chances of citations.ÌýÌý
- You cannot register parties in common areas (e.g., an apartment courtyard).Ìý
- Registering your party does not guarantee that the police will not show up to your party, but it is your best way to reduce your chance of getting a noise ticket.Ìý
- Houses that receive two consecutive warnings and/or a ticket may lose party registration privileges.Ìý
Regardless of party registration, you are still responsible for obeying city and county laws. If the police show up at your home, be cooperative. Let them know you’ve registered your party and comply with orders to shut things down. If you ignore the warning, whether by phone or by the police, you are likely to get a ticket.ÌýÌýÌý
Additional Resources
Check out our Party Smart Guide for information about Boulder city ordinances, including noise and keg policies.ÌýÌýÌý
Please email us at partyreg@colorado.edu for additional information on completing your party registration.Ìý
Our party registration program is provided by Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations (OCHNR) and the Boulder Police Department.Ìý
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