Jackson County, MS Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Countywide ordinance adopted
- June 20, 1994
- Ocean Springs joint ordinance
- August 7, 1995
- Named facilities
- Fort Maurepas, Inner Harbor Park, etc.
- Buffer beyond facility
- 100 feet
Summary
Jackson County closes county-owned parks and public facilities at their posted business hours; entering or loitering after hours without permission or legitimate business is prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to enter upon county public property after regularly posted business hours without permission having been given so to do by a person with authority to give such permission or without legitimate business to be conducted.
It shall further be unlawful for any person or persons to loiter upon county public property as defined herein after posted business hours.
It shall also be unlawful for any person to engage in any loud or offensive behavior or language, consume alcoholic beverages except as excepted herein, or generally create a disturbance or annoyance.
3. Littering It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to litter county public property as defined in Section 97-15-29 or Section 97-15-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, and said offense shall be punishable as provided therein. It shall specifically be unlawful to put, throw, dump or leave any cans, bottles, jars, glassware or broken glass, paper, boxes, etc. on county public property, and any person guilty of such offense shall be subject to the maximum fine established by said Sections 97-15-29 and 97-15-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
4. Possession or Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
Full Breakdown
The county's 1994 trespassing ordinance requires every county public property, including parks, libraries, community centers and recreational facilities, to have its business hours posted, and makes it unlawful to enter or remain after those posted hours without permission or legitimate business, or to loiter there after hours. A 1995 joint ordinance with the City of Ocean Springs applies the same after-hours rule specifically to Fort Maurepas, Ocean Springs Harbor, East Beach, Front Beach, Inner Harbor Park, Front Beach Pier and the public boat ramps, plus adjoining parking and thoroughfares for 100 feet. Outside those named Ocean Springs facilities, the county rule covers unincorporated county property only.
Violations & Fines
Citation or prosecution as provided by law; a stricter state statute governing the same conduct takes precedence over the ordinance's own penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time do Jackson County parks close?
Does this rule cover parks inside Ocean Springs?
Sources & Official References
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