Glendale, AZ Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Glendale Code § 27-43
- Park hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily
- Exception
- Public roadways through parks stay open
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor or civil infraction (§ 27-37)
- Repeat offense
- Up to 12-month park ban
- Enforced by
- Police, park rangers, code inspectors
Summary
Glendale city parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under Code Section 27-43, and no one may use a closed park except its public roadways. The parks and recreation director can post shorter or extended hours, close portions of a park, or order violators to leave, and staying after being ordered out is separately unlawful.
(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), city parks shall be open to the public each day from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. No person shall use any portion of a park, except for public roadways located therein, during the hours in which such park is closed.(b)The parks and recreation director may at any time:(1)Modify the regular days and hours during which any city park is open to the public by posting the hours of operation at such park.(2)Temporarily extend the times during which a city park is open for special events.(3)Temporarily close any portion of a park for such time as the parks and recreation director deems necessary.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 115).
Full Breakdown
, and no person may use any part of a park, other than the public roadways running through it, during the hours it is closed. Subsection (b) gives the parks and recreation director discretion to modify the regular hours at a specific park by posting the change, to temporarily extend hours for special events, or to temporarily close any portion of a park for as long as necessary; subsection (c) lets those modifications apply to all uses of a park or only to specified uses.
The curfew works together with Section 27-39, which bars knowingly entering or remaining in any area a director has posted or barricaded as closed, and Section 27-42, which lets a police officer, park ranger, code enforcement inspector, or police crime prevention specialist order anyone who has broken a park rule to leave immediately, after which returning to that park the same day is separately unlawful. General park violations are governed by Section 27-37: a violation of any parks-chapter rule is a misdemeanor with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense, or the city may instead pursue a civil code infraction under Chapter 13, Article II, and the parks and recreation director may bar a person from all city parks and recreational facilities for up to 12 months after notice and a hearing for a serious or repeated violation.
Violations & Fines
Under Section 27-37(a), being in a city park outside posted hours is a misdemeanor, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense, or the city may instead treat it as a civil code infraction under Chapter 13, Article II. Section 27-37(c) additionally lets the parks and recreation director bar a repeat or serious violator from all city parks and recreational facilities for up to 12 months after notice and a hearing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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