Public Conduct in Monroe County, FL (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Monroe County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Skateboarding, rollerblading and bicycling are barred in Monroe County's Key Largo Community Park and Big Pine Key Park except inside the posted skate-and-bike-park areas, where only skateboards, inline skates and freestyle bicycles are allowed. The activity is banned outright at Murray E. Nelson Government Center Park and Rowell's Waterfront Park under Sec. 18-27(n).
Skateboarding Rules in Monroe County Parks
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Code § 18-27(n)
(n)Skating, rollerblading, skateboarding, and bicycling.(1)No person shall skate, rollerblade, skateboard, ride a bicycle, or perform any similar activity in any area of Key Largo Community Park except where designated by posted signs. Rules regulating the use of the skate and bike park at Key Largo Community Park shall be established by resolution of the board of county commissioners, shall be...
Loud Party Ordinance
In the unincorporated Florida Keys (Monroe County), Sec. 17-130 bans making or allowing disturbing noise on any property, and Sec. 17-134(b) puts liability on whoever controls the volume and on the property's operator or owner, with joint hosts jointly and severally liable for the resulting fine.
Monroe County Holds Party Hosts Liable For Noise
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Code §§ 17-130(a), (b); 17-134(b)
(a)No person shall make, continue, or cause to be made any disturbing noise. Disturbing noise shall be established in one of two manners:(1)The occurrence of any sound which through the exercise of reasonable care, the maker or operator should know is loud and raucous due to its volume, character, duration, time of occurrence, or the number of persons affected, regardless of its source or conte...
Loitering Rules
In the unincorporated Florida Keys (Monroe County), Section 17-5 of the County Code makes it unlawful to loiter, stand, sit or lie on public sidewalks, streets, parks, boat ramps or other public spaces after a law enforcement officer's warning or where a posted 'no loitering' sign blocks pedestrian or vehicle passage, punishable as a misdemeanor.
No-Loitering Sign Enforcement Rules, Monroe County
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Code § 17-5
It shall be unlawful for any person, after first being warned by a law enforcement officer, or where a "no loitering" sign or signs have been posted, to loiter, stand, sit or lie in or upon any public or quasi-public sidewalk, street, alley, curb, crosswalk, walkway area, bridge, plaza, park, parking lot, building open to the general public, boat ramp, or other water access area utilized for pu...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Smoking, burning or possessing any lighted cigarette or pipe (unfiltered cigars are the sole exception) is banned in every county-owned public park and beach in the unincorporated Florida Keys under Sec. 18-4. A first violation draws up to a $100 fine, and each later violation can cost up to $500.
Smoking Ban in Monroe County Parks
Significant RestrictionsMonroe County Code § 18-4
(a)It shall be prohibited for any person in or on any county-owned public park or public beach to smoke, burn, ignite, inhale, exhale, or possess any cigarette, pipe, or other lighted tobacco product other than an unfiltered cigar.(b)Any person who violates subsection (a) commits a noncriminal violation, punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 for the first violation and not more than $50...
Public Marijuana Use
In the unincorporated Florida Keys (Monroe County), Sec. 17-7 lets law enforcement cite, rather than arrest, an adult possessing 20 grams or less of marijuana or related paraphernalia. The minimum civil fine is $100.00, capped at $500.00, and the same officer cannot also charge the comparable state marijuana statute for that same incident.
Monroe County Citation Option For Marijuana Possession
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Code § 17-7
(b)Prohibition. ... No adult shall possess:(1)Cannabis (marijuana) in an amount of 20 grams or less, as set forth in F.S. § 893.13(6)(b); or(2)Drug paraphernalia used in ingesting cannabis, as set forth in F.S. §§ 893.146 and 893.147(l)(b). ... (d)Penalty. Upon conviction, any person violating this section shall be punished as provided by law.(1)[Fine.] Notwithstanding any other provision of th...
Public Alcohol Use
In the unincorporated Florida Keys (Monroe County), it is unlawful to possess or drink from an open container of alcohol on any public or semipublic road, right-of-way, parking lot, sidewalk or similar area open to travel. The ban applies countywide outside Key West, Marathon and Islamorada, with narrow carve-outs for specific activities and permitted events.
Open Container Ban in Unincorporated Monroe County
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Code § 3-5
(a)Prohibition. ... It is unlawful for any person to possess or drink from an open container of an alcoholic beverage while upon a public or semipublic area open for vehicular or pedestrian travel, or a commercial establishment parking lot; except in those areas in which such consumption is permitted pursuant to the beverage law, other state statutes, state administrative rule, or county ordina...
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