Largo, FL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closing hours
- set and posted per park
- Cited sections
- 17-33(a), 17-30(e)
- Exception
- written director permission
- Maximum penalty
- $500 fine or 60 days jail
Summary
Largo parks close according to hours the Recreation, Parks and Arts Department posts at each site, and Section 17-33(a) makes it unlawful to remain in a park during those closed hours. Section 17-30(e) backs the rule by barring entry or presence outside posted hours without written director permission.
Sec. 17-33. - Prohibited activities in city parks. ... it shall be unlawful for any person to do any one or more of the following in a park owned or controlled by the city:(a)Be in the park or on park or on park property during the hours when the park is closed. ... Sec. 17-30. - Proper use of facilities. ... (e)No person shall enter or remain upon park property at any time other than officially posted hours of normal park operation except by written permission from the director.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 | Comprehensive Development Code: Supplement 18).
Full Breakdown
Section 17-33(a) of the Largo Code of Ordinances lists 'being in the park or on park property during the hours when the park is closed' as a prohibited activity in any park owned or controlled by the city. ' Neither section fixes one universal citywide closing time; instead, hours of operation are set park-by-park and posted at each location, administered by the Recreation, Parks and Arts Department under the definitions in Section 17-1. A visitor who overstays the posted hours or enters after closing is also subject to Section 17-30(f), which lets any law enforcement officer or department staff member issue a lawful command to leave, separate from and in addition to a citation for the closed-hours violation itself.
Because both curfew provisions cross-reference department-posted signage rather than a fixed clock time written into the code, the operative closing hour for a given park, playground or beach access point is whatever hours are posted on-site, and the only way around that closure is the director's written permission under Section 17-30(e).
Violations & Fines
Remaining in a Largo park after posted closing hours violates Section 17-33(a) and Section 17-30(e), and is punished under Section 17-38: a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both. Officers and department staff may also order an immediate departure under Section 17-30(f) independent of any citation issued.
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