Georgetown, KY Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- March through November
- Sunday through Thursday 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday
- 6:30 a.m. through 12:00 midnight, March through November
- December through February
- All days, 7:30 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.
- Scope
- All city parks within the city limits
- Exception
- Participating in an event operated by Georgetown-Scott County Parks and Recreation
- Penalty basis
- KRS 532.020 violation; fines set under KRS 534.040
Summary
Georgetown city parks are open from 6:30 a.m. March through November, closing at 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 12:00 midnight on Friday and Saturday. From December through February the hours are 7:30 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. every day. Section 30-19 makes violating these hours a violation under KRS 532.020.
(a) Unless participating in an event operated by the city parks, Georgetown-Scott County Parks and Recreation, within the city, the following hours of operation for all city parks within the city limits shall be: (1) March through November: a. Sunday through Thursday: 6:30 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. b. Friday and Saturday: 6:30 a.m. through 12:00 midnight. (2) December through February: All days of the week: 7:30 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. (b) Any person violating these hours of operation shall be deemed to have committed a violation pursuant to KRS 532.020 and other applicable law. Fines for the violation of this article shall be set in accordance with KRS 534.040.
Official source re-checked November 3, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Section 30-19 sets one schedule for all city parks within the city limits, and it changes with the season. From March through November, parks are open Sunday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. through 11:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. through 12:00 midnight. From December through February the hours are the same on every day of the week, 7:30 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.
The schedule opens with an exception. The hours apply unless the person is participating in an event operated by the city parks, Georgetown-Scott County Parks and Recreation.
Subsection (b) sets the consequence. Any person violating these hours of operation is deemed to have committed a violation pursuant to KRS 532.020 and other applicable law, and fines for the violation of the article are set in accordance with KRS 534.040. The section prints no dollar figure of its own, and it cites KRS 83A.065 as the state law on penalties for ordinance violations.
Other rules in the same Park Rules article apply during open hours. Section 30-20 bars operating or parking any motor vehicle or golf cart in a city park except within the areas, times and conditions determined and posted at the park entrance by the Director of Georgetown/Scott County Parks and Recreation or the director's authorized designee. It also bars ATVs, minibikes, mopeds, motorized bicycles, motorized scooters and other motorized apparatus, with exceptions for park staff, city and county employees doing their jobs, and authorized volunteers at special events. Section 28-92 of the unmanned aircraft article separately prohibits launching or landing a drone within 500 feet of a park, and section 28-91 defines a park as an area officially designated by Georgetown-Scott County Parks and Recreation as a park and posted as such.
Violations & Fines
Under section 30-19(b), any person violating the park hours of operation is deemed to have committed a violation pursuant to KRS 532.020 and other applicable law. Fines for the violation of the article are set in accordance with KRS 534.040. The section itself prints no dollar amount, and the vehicle and motorized-apparatus rules in section 30-20 carry the same penalty language.
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