Florida lets counties and cities adopt a juvenile curfew by incorporating Fla. Stat. sections 877.20-877.25, under which a minor (under 16) may not be in a public place after 11 p.m. on weeknights or 12:01 a.m. on weekends. Panama City Beach adds a spring-break curfew.
Florida's juvenile curfew statute, Fla. Stat. sections 877.20-877.25, is a local option: a county or municipality adopts it by reference, and it defines a minor as anyone under 16. Where adopted, section 877.22 bars a minor from a public place or establishment between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, with exceptions for being with a parent, work, or an emergency. The higher-profile local rule is in Panama City Beach, which enforces a spring-break curfew for unaccompanied minors - 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. during March - alongside beach alcohol bans and rentals closed to anyone under 21.
A first curfew violation under state law brings a written warning; a repeat is a civil infraction with a $50 fine. Panama City Beach's spring-break curfew carries its own penalties, and businesses and parents can be held responsible.
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