Deerfield Beach, FL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Default park closure
- sunset to sunrise, most parks
- Named closed parks
- 27 parks listed in § 50-105(a)
- Pioneer Park boat ramp
- open 24 hours
- Sullivan Park lot/dock
- closed midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Sleeping in parks
- unlawful dusk to dawn
Summary
Most Deerfield Beach parks close at sunset and reopen at sunrise, and Section 50-105 makes it unlawful for anyone other than an authorized person to enter a closed park or unpaved street end. Some parks and facilities, like Pioneer Park's athletic fields and the Oveta McKeithen Recreational Complex, keep separate posted hours instead of a strict sunset closing.
(a)The following city parks or park facilities shall be closed from sunset of any day until sunrise of the following day unless the director authorizes a written exception otherwise permitted pursuant to a special events permit...(d)Except for authorized persons, it shall be unlawful for any person to enter into any park or unpaved street end during the hours when it is closed.(e)The city manager shall cause proper signs to be erected to reflect the time parks are closed or open as may be most appropriate to give notice to the public of such hours...(g)It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep within any city park from dusk to dawn.
Full Breakdown
Section 50-105(a) lists 27 named city parks and park facilities, from Villages of Hillsboro Park to Riverglen Park, that close from sunset of any day until sunrise the following day unless the parks and recreation director authorizes a written exception under a special events permit. m. Subsection (c) closes the unpaved portion of Southeast 8th Street between Southeast 19th Avenue and the Intracoastal Waterway on the same sunset-to-sunrise schedule. Subsection (d) makes it unlawful for anyone but an authorized person to enter a park or unpaved street end while it is closed, and subsection (e) requires the city manager to post signs giving notice of the closing hours.
Subsection (f) lets the city manager close any section of a park, or restrict it to certain users or times, whenever public interest, safety or security calls for it, and subsection (g) separately makes it unlawful to sleep in any city park from dusk to dawn.
Violations & Fines
Entering a closed park, sleeping in a park overnight, or ignoring posted hours violates Section 50-105(d) or (g) and is punishable under the Code's general penalty, Section 1-15: a fine up to $500.00, up to 60 days in jail, or both, and each night's violation can be charged separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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