The Party Registry System is a partnership with the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate and the City of Eau Claire Police Department.
Students can register their parties and social gatherings through the Party Registry System form on Blugold Connect +. Registering your party grants you the opportunity to receive a phone call warning from the police in the event that noise complaints are received in the area for your party. After receiving a call, the tenants of the registered party will have a 20-minute window to get all party guests to quiet down and vacate the premises.
*All parties MUST be registered 48 hours before they start.
Your actions have an impact; make it a positive one. Be a good neighbor both on and off campus. If you are a UWEC student, you may be held accountable for your behaviors off or on campus through the Student Judicial Code.
The purpose of the Party Registry System is to provide party hosts who register their parties an opportunity to receive a warning for noise ordinance-related complaints. Once called, the host will have a 20-minute window to vacate all partygoers from the premises and cease the party entirely. If police continue to receive complaints after this 20-minute window, an officer will be dispatched to the house.
Police officers do have the list of registered addresses, but do not report to properties that are registered until a noise complaint in the area is called into the police and received. If a crime is reported at your property (other than a noise complaint), the police will show up without calling ahead, so make sure you and your guests are being responsible and safe at your party!
So long as your party does not get shut down and you continue to be a responsible and respectful party host, your party will not have to shut down at a certain time.
The Tips to Safer Partying provided on this page is a list of recommendations and advice on becoming a better and safer party host. While it is not required to follow, almost all tips are based on City of Eau Claire ordinances, so it is highly recommended you follow them.
Purpose. The City Council finds that excessive consumption of alcohol commonly produces a secondary effect of community nuisance. This section is created to limit and reduce this secondary effect.
Community nuisance. It is unlawful for any owner or occupant to:
cause or permit to remain upon her or his yard, front drive, porch or other area visible to the public from the right-of-way an accumulation of cans, bottles, cups or similar containers or other refuse not properly disposed of in refuse or recycling containers; or
cause or permit to remain for greater than 24 hours upon the exterior of her or his residence, which shall include but not be limited to front lawns, drives, fire escapes and rooftops, any interior chairs or tables, game tables, or other items not for outdoor use. (Ord. 7297 §2, 2018).
