Daytona Beach, FL Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Weeknight curfew
- 11 p.m.-5 a.m., Sun-Thu nights
- Weekend/holiday curfew
- 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m.
- First offense
- Written warning only
- Repeat offense fine
- $50.00 civil infraction
- Alternative
- Community service at minimum wage
- Covers
- Unmarried, unemancipated persons under 18
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 08-47 (2008)
Summary
Daytona Beach bars anyone under 18 from public places, semi-public places or businesses during youth curfew hours, generally 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights and 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday/Saturday nights and legal holidays, under City Code § 62-124.
Youth curfew hours mean: Sunday-11:00 p.m. until Monday 5:00 a.m. Monday-11:00 p.m. until Tuesday 5:00 a.m. Tuesday-11:00 p.m. until Wednesday 5:00 a.m. Wednesday-11:00 p.m. until Thursday 5:00 a.m. Thursday-11:00 p.m. until Friday 5:00 a.m. Saturday-12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. Sunday-12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. Legal holidays-12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. ... (a)A youth may not be or remain, stay, linger, congregate, move about, wander, or stroll in any public place, semi-public place, or establishment in the city, either on foot or in or upon any vehicle, during youth curfew hours. ... (c)A youth who violates this section shall receive a written warning for her or his first violation. A youth who violates this section after having received a prior written warning is guilty of a civil infraction and shall pay a fine of $50.00 for each violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
The Youth Protection Ordinance, §§ 62-121 through 62-127, adopted by Ord. No. 08-47 in 2008, defines "youth" as any unmarried, unemancipated person under 18. on Saturday and Sunday mornings and on legal holidays, covering the Friday and Saturday overnight periods with a later start. Section 62-124(a) prohibits a youth from being or remaining in any public place, semi-public place or establishment, on foot or in a vehicle, during those hours. on a school day. 00 civil infraction fine applying to each violation after a prior warning.
Subsection (d) lets a youth substitute community service, credited at the minimum wage rate, toward the fine. Section 62-125 makes a parent legally responsible for preventing a youth's violation, and § 62-126 bars a business from knowingly letting a youth remain on its premises during curfew hours. Section 62-127 exempts youths accompanied by a parent or an authorized adult 21 or older, those on emergency or work errands, and several other listed situations.
Violations & Fines
A first curfew violation draws only a written warning under § 62-124(c). Any later violation is a civil infraction carrying a $50.00 fine per offense, which the youth may instead work off as community service credited at the minimum wage rate under subsection (d). An officer who finds a youth in violation must attempt to contact a parent within two hours or may transport the youth to a curfew program facility or police station.
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