Chesterfield County parks are open dawn to dusk, with no trespassing after park hours. Separately, a county curfew bars anyone under 18 from public places between 11:00 p.m. and daylight unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
County park hours are dawn to dusk; being in a park after hours is trespassing (Chesterfield County Code Sec. 20-4; dog parks open at 7:30 a.m. and also close at dusk). Separately, County Code Sec. 14-19 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be on the streets or in public places between 11:00 p.m. and daylight of the following day unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult; exceptions cover employment and religious, school or civic functions. The county curfew is authorized by Virginia Code Sec. 15.2-926, which permits local curfews between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
After-hours park trespassing and curfew violations are enforced by county police; minors' cases are handled under Va. Code Sec. 16.1-278.4 and 16.1-278.5 rather than as adult crimes.
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