Wonder if your neighbors are breaking the law with their endless fireworks?
Find out below:
State law allows for fireworks to be set off from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. most days of the year. On certain holidays, including July 4, fireworks can be used from 10 a.m. to midnight. Local communities can adopt different ordinances, enforcing more stringent rules.
Here are the official hours when fireworks are permitted in Johnson County:
Franklin and New Whiteland
Fireworks are permitted between the hours of 5 p.m. and two hours after sunset from July 1 to July 9. On July 4, you can set off fireworks from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Greenwood:
Fireworks are permitted the earlier of the last Saturday in June, or June 29-July 3 and July 5-9 from 5 p.m. to two hours after sunset each year. On July 4, this changes to allow fireworks between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight.
Bargersville and Whiteland:
Fireworks are permitted between the hours of 10 a.m. to two hours after sunset on June 29 through July 9. On July 4, they are permitted from 10 a.m. to midnight. Any other day, they are allowed 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., but cannot be set off on the same property too frequently. Fireworks are limited to no more than three hours per day, and no more than three calendar days within a seven-day period on the same property.
Edinburgh:
Fireworks are permitted from June 29 to July 9, 5 p.m. to two hours after sunset. On July 4, they are allowed from 10 a.m. to midnight.
