Florida Statutes 877.20 through 877.25, the Juvenile Curfew Act, set a uniform statewide framework allowing counties to impose curfews on minors under 16 with specific hours, exceptions, and parental liability provisions that apply identically across adopting jurisdictions.
Under FS 877.22, the default curfew prohibits minors under 16 from being in a public place between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, unless an exception in FS 877.22 applies (accompanied by a parent, traveling to or from work, an emergency, attending an organized activity). FS 877.23 places a legal duty on parents not to knowingly permit violations. The framework applies only where a county or municipality adopts it by ordinance under FS 877.25.
A first violation draws a written warning; each later violation is a civil infraction with a $50 fine. Parents who knowingly permit violations after a warning face the same penalties under FS 877.23.
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