Farmersville, TX Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Normal hours
- 30 min before dawn to 30 min after dusk
- Curfew window
- Unlawful presence 12:01 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
- Exempt
- On-duty police, fire, parks staff only
- Fine
- Up to $500 per offense (§50-26)
- Extended hours
- Specific use permit available at city hall
Summary
Farmersville's municipal parks, under Sec. 50-27(a), are open to the public 30 minutes before dawn until 30 minutes after dusk. Sec. 50-27(b) then makes it unlawful for anyone besides on-duty police, fire, or parks department personnel to be inside any city park between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., a misdemeanor punishable under Sec. 50-26 by a fine of up to $500.
Sec. 50-27. - Hours. (a)The municipal parks shall be open to the general public 30 minutes before dawn and 30 minutes after dusk. Specific use permits for hours later than this can be obtained at city hall by bona fide groups or organizations. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person, except members of the police and fire departments or employees of the parks department engaged in the performance of their official duties, to be in any municipal park between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Full Breakdown
The curfew sits in Chapter 50, Article II, Division 1 (Park Regulations, Generally) and applies to every municipal park in the city, not a single named facility. Sec. 50-27(a) sets the baseline daily operating window at 30 minutes before dawn to 30 minutes after dusk, tracking sunrise and sunset rather than fixed clock hours, so the open period shifts with the season. Sec. m. The only people exempted are members of the police and fire departments and parks department employees who are actively performing their official duties; there is no exemption for residents, permit holders, or after-hours dog walkers.
The penalty for any violation of Article II, including the overnight curfew, is fixed by Sec. 50-26 at a misdemeanor fine of not more than $500, and the code specifies that each separate transaction in violation is its own chargeable offense, so repeated presence on different nights (or even within one continuous visit treated as multiple acts) can produce multiple citations. Related park rules enforced alongside the curfew include Sec. 50-28's parking restrictions, which the Parks and Recreation Board enforces through posted 'No Parking' signage, and Sec. 50-32's 20 mph in-park speed limit.
Violations & Fines
Anyone found in a Farmersville park during the 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. closed window, other than on-duty police, fire, or parks staff, faces a misdemeanor charge under Sec. 50-27(b), with a Farmersville Municipal Court fine of not more than $500 per Sec. 50-26. Because the code deems each transaction in violation a separate offense, a person found in the park on more than one occasion can be cited more than once, each citation carrying its own $500 ceiling.
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