Hudson, NH Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- H.O. Smith curfew
- 9 p.m. Sun-Thu, 10 p.m. Fri-Sat
- Greeley Street Park curfew
- same hours, § 259-25
- Adopted
- 1993 (Ord. O93-02/O93-07)
- Signage required
- § 259-23
- Printed fine
- none in Articles VI/VII
Summary
In the Town of Hudson, New Hampshire, Town Code § 259-21 sets a 9:00 p.m. curfew Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the H.O. Smith School playground, tennis courts and basketball courts; § 259-25 applies the identical hours at Greeley Street Park.
§ 259-21. Curfew imposed. The Hudson Board of Selectmen adopts an ordinance which imposes a curfew at the H.O. Smith School playground, tennis courts and basketball courts of 9:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and of 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Full Breakdown
The curfew comes from Article VI of Chapter 259, Parks and Recreation Areas, adopted by the Board of Selectmen in 1993 (Ord. No. O93-02, amended in its entirety by Ord. No. O93-07) and covering the H.O. Smith School playground along with its tennis and basketball courts. Section 259-21 imposes a curfew of 9:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday at that site. Section 259-23 directs the Board to post signs at the playground stating the curfew and noting that parking is prohibited on the School Street and Greeley Street basketball courts.
Article VII, adopted in 2000, extends the same schedule to Greeley Street Park under § 259-25, which states the hours are "consistent with the curfew that is currently posted at the basketball and tennis courts on School Street." These two provisions are Hudson's only codified park curfews; other Hudson recreation areas run on ordinary hours-of-operation rules instead of a curfew, including Robinson Pond (open 8:00 a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset under § 259-2), Merrifield and Merrill Parks (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. under § 259-10), the Skate Park (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. under § 259-26) and Benson Park's seasonal schedule under § 259-30.
Neither Article VI nor Article VII prints its own violations-and-penalties section the way the Robinson Pond, Merrifield/Merrill, boat launch, and Benson Park articles each do, so a curfew violation at the playground or Greeley Street Park is not tied to a printed dollar fine in this chapter.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 259's Articles VI and VII, which hold the H.O. Smith playground and Greeley Street Park curfews, do not print their own fine schedule the way sibling articles for Robinson Pond ($25 first offense), Merrifield/Merrill Parks (up to $100) and Benson Park ($10, $30, $50) do. Compliance is signage-based under § 259-23, with enforcement left to the Hudson Police Department rather than a chapter-specific penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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