Bannock County, ID Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Bannock County Code Ch. 12.20
- Covers
- Downey Fairgrounds, Events Center, Portneuf Wellness Complex
- Open hours
- 5:00 a.m. to one hour after sunset
- Outside hours
- Infraction unless authorized/at an approved event
- Event grace period
- 1 hour after event ends to leave
- Max fine
- $300 per violation, § 12.20.130(B)
Summary
Bannock County's recreation and events services areas, the Downey Fairgrounds, the Events Center and the Portneuf Wellness Complex, are open to the public only from 5:00 a.m. until one hour after sunset under Code § 12.20.040, unless the county posts special hours for an event, and being there outside those hours is an infraction.
A.The recreation and events services areas shall be open to the public between the hours of 5:00 a.m. until one hour after sunset, or during such other hours as may be posted for special events/concerts. The department is hereby authorized to erect such signs as may be deemed necessary to inform the public of the hours of operation.B.It shall be an infraction for any person other than a duly authorized agent, law enforcement and/or authorized employee of the county to be present in the recreation and event services areas except during those hours and during authorized events approved in advance by the board or the director. Participants and onlookers/patrons shall be allowed one hour after the close of the event to leave the property(ies).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 12.20, the Bannock County Public Recreation and Events Services Areas Ordinance, covers county-owned recreational property including the Downey Fairgrounds, the Events Center and the Portneuf Wellness Complex under § 12.20.020's definitions. Section 12.20.040(A) fixes public access hours at 5:00 a.m. until one hour after sunset, letting the Public Works Department post different hours for special events or concerts and erect signs stating the operating hours. Subsection B makes it an infraction for anyone besides an authorized county agent, law enforcement officer or employee to be present outside those hours or outside an event approved in advance by the board of county commissioners or the director; participants and onlookers at an approved event get one extra hour after it ends to leave.
Enforcement runs through § 12.20.030, which gives the Bannock County Sheriff jurisdiction countywide at these sites and adds the Chubbuck and Pocatello police chiefs and Idaho Fish and Game at the Events Center and Portneuf Wellness Complex under interagency agreement. The board or director can also close any section of these areas entirely, or to particular uses, at any time for health and safety reasons under § 12.20.030(E)-(F).
Violations & Fines
Being present in a recreation and events services area outside the posted 5:00 a.m.-to-sunset-plus-one-hour window, without authorization, is an infraction under § 12.20.040(B). Under the chapter's general enforcement section, § 12.20.130(B), an infraction conviction carries a fine of up to $300, with each day of violation counted as a separate offense, and officers can eject violators from the property.
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