Gulfport, FL Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Applies to
- minors under seventeen
- Parent liability section
- § 14-13
- Minor's case venue
- county juvenile court
- Parent/guardian penalty
- up to $500 fine / 60 days
- Exceptions
- adult escort or parent-directed errand
Summary
Gulfport bars anyone under seventeen from loitering, wandering or playing in streets, parks, beaches, docks or other public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. A parent, guardian or adult custodian who knowingly lets a minor break curfew is guilty too. A responsible adult escort or a parent-directed errand is exempt.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of seventeen years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks, beaches, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m.; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to a minor accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
Full Breakdown
m. Two exceptions exist: a minor accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult having care and custody, or a minor on an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by that adult. Section 14-13 mirrors the ban from the adult's side: it is unlawful for a parent, guardian or other adult custodian to knowingly permit the minor to violate the same hours in the same places, subject to the identical two exceptions. Each night's violation is a separate offense under both sections. Section 14-14 splits the penalty by who is charged.
A minor caught violating 14-12 or 14-13 is handled under the state's Juvenile Court Act (Fla. ch. 39) and the case goes to the county's juvenile judge rather than municipal court. 00 and jail at sixty days, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense. The ordinance dates to Feb. 10).
Violations & Fines
Violating minor: referred to the county's juvenile court under Florida's Juvenile Court Act, not municipal court. Violating parent or guardian: convicted under Gulfport's general penalty, § 1-6, up to a $500.00 fine, sixty days in jail, or both, plus mandatory court-cost assessments under § 1-6.1. Each night of violation is a separate offense for both the minor and the responsible adult.
Frequently Asked Questions
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