Hollywood, FL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closing hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily
- Penalty
- Up to $25 fine or 10 days jail
- Exception
- Official city, county, state or federal business
- Hour changes
- Director may adjust with City Manager approval
- Notice
- Signs posted at park entrances
Summary
City parks, playgrounds and similar municipal property in Hollywood close to the public every night from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. Anyone found on the grounds during those hours who isn't there on official city, county, state or federal business violates the ordinance, punishable by a fine or jail time under the park code's own penalty section.
All municipally owned parks and playgrounds of the city and all similar real property owned by the city, not directly engaged in the operation of facilities which require that the general public have access to such premises during the hours hereinafter recited, shall be closed to the general public from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m., daily. Any person found in, on or about such premises during the hours herein set forth, unless such person is actually engaged at such time in official business for the city, the county, the state or the United States, shall be deemed to have violated this section. The prohibition herein contained shall not extend to any public meeting, exercise or exhibition held upon any such municipal properties which shall extend beyond 11:00 p.m., unless the person attending such public meeting, exercise or exhibition shall have been allowed a reasonable time in which to leave the premises.
Full Breakdown
, daily, unless the facility's normal operation requires public access during those hours. Anyone found in, on or about the property during the closed hours is deemed to have violated the section unless they are actually engaged in official business for the city, county, state or federal government at the time. ; attendees are allowed a reasonable time to leave once the event ends before the violation applies. The ordinance also does not restrict a city department's own use of its facilities in the public interest; its purpose, as written into the code, is to stop people from entering or loitering on municipal property during the closed hours when that presence has nothing to do with official business.
02(B), the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, with the City Manager's approval, can change the closing hours at any individual park when necessary, and the city must post notice of the applicable hours at the park's main entrances so the public is warned before entering. 99.
Violations & Fines
Being on Hollywood park property between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without official city, county, state or federal business is a violation of § 103.02, punishable under § 103.99 by a fine of up to $25, up to ten days in jail, or both, at the court's discretion. Signage posted at park entrances puts the public on notice of the closing hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
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