Burleson, TX Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing text
- Burleson Code of Ordinances Ch. 54, Art. IV editor's note
- Repealed by
- Ord. No. 5185-08-2023 adopted 8/21/2023
- Former sections
- §§ 54-111 through 54-115, curfew for minors
- Current status
- Article IV printed as (RESERVED)
- Earlier ordinances
- B-662 (4-12-2001) and CSO#1129-09-2019 (10-7-2019)
- Park hours, all ages
- 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise
Summary
In the City of Burleson, Texas, the minors curfew that once filled Article IV of Chapter 54 (§§ 54-111 through 54-115) was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ord. No. 5185-08-2023, adopted 8/21/2023. The Code now prints Article IV as reserved, and the only other curfew text in the exported Code is the amendment history in the disposition table.
ARTICLE IV. ... (RESERVED) ... Editor's note–Former article IV, §§ 54-111–54-115 pertaining to the curfew for minors, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ord. No. 5185-08-2023 adopted 8/21/2023. Prior to the deletion this article derived from the following: Ord. No. B-662, § 1(12-120–12-124), 4-12-2001; Ord. No. CSO#1129-09-2019, § 1, 10-7-2019.
Full Breakdown
The Burleson Code of Ordinances prints Chapter 54, Article IV as "(RESERVED)". An editor's note explains why: former article IV, §§ 54-111 through 54-115, covering the curfew for minors, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ord. No. 5185-08-2023 adopted 8/21/2023. The sections that remain are listed only as "§ 54-111. through § 54-115. (Reserved)".
The note also records where the curfew came from. Before deletion the article derived from Ord. No. B-662, § 1 (printed as 12-120 to 12-124), adopted 4-12-2001, and from Ord. No. CSO#1129-09-2019, § 1, adopted 10-7-2019. The disposition table at the back of the Code carries the same history: an entry labeled "Miscellaneous Offenses: Curfew Amendment" is marked "Rpld. by Ord. 5185-08-2023", and the 2023 ordinance itself appears with the description "Repeals Miscellaneous Offenses: Curfew" and the date 8-21-2023.
The time-of-day limits that the Code still prints apply to everyone, not to minors only. City parks and recreation areas are open to the public from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. unless the director posts other hours, and it is unlawful to enter a closed park (§ 58-8(b)). Section 58-5(c) bars leaving a vehicle, including trailers, parked in a park after it closes without a permit from the director. Section 54-31(b) makes it unlawful to be found loitering, concealed or sleeping at night in or about a public building or private premises not the person's own, under suspicious circumstances. Section 54-33 restricts loitering and cruising on the premises of restaurants, theaters, and similar businesses, including vehicles left unattended and unoccupied after the business has closed to the public.
Violations & Fines
With Article IV repealed, the Code prints no curfew offense and no curfew fine. The remaining rules are punished under the general penalty in section 1-14, a fine not exceeding $500.00 where no specific penalty is provided, so a minor found in a closed park after the posted hours faces § 58-8(b) like any adult, and towing of a vehicle left after closing falls on the registered owner under § 58-5(c).
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