Lehi, UT Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM
- Applies to
- all city parks and recreation areas
- Exception
- advance written city permission
- Default penalty
- class B misdemeanor
- Maximum fine
- $1,000 (§ 1-4-1.D.1)
- Origin
- 1984 Code § 9.28.060
Summary
Lehi bans being in any city park or recreation area between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. under City Code section 6-5-6. The only way around it is written permission granted in advance by the city upon a showing of good cause. Because the section sets no separate punishment, a violation defaults to a class B misdemeanor under the code's general offense-classification rule.
It is unlawful for any person to be in any public park or recreation area within the city between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and five o'clock (5:00) A.M. unless, upon good cause shown, written permission is granted in advance by the city.
Full Breakdown
Lehi City Code section 6-5-6, part of the Title 6 chapter of general offenses, makes it unlawful for any person to be in any public park or recreation area within the city between eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and five o'clock (5:00) A.M. The prohibition applies citywide to every park and recreation area Lehi maintains, not just one flagship location, and traces to the 1984 Code section 9.28.060 before being carried forward and amended into the 2015 Code recodification.
The only exception written into the section is advance permission: the city must grant written permission before the curfew hour, and only 'upon good cause shown.' There is no self-certifying exception for events, sports leagues or maintenance crews; anyone needing to be in a Lehi park after 11 p.m., such as a tournament running late or a permitted campout, has to secure that written authorization from the city ahead of time.
Section 6-5-6 states no separate penalty of its own, which matters under Lehi's own rules. City Code section 1-4-2.C.2 provides that any act declared unlawful in the code 'when no other specification as to punishment or category is made, is a class B misdemeanor.' That default plugs into section 1-4-1.D.1, which caps a class B misdemeanor fine at one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), on top of up to six months of imprisonment under section 1-4-1.B.1.
Violations & Fines
Being in a Lehi park between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. without prior written city permission defaults to a class B misdemeanor under section 1-4-2.C.2 because section 6-5-6 sets no separate penalty. That carries up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail under section 1-4-1, though police typically issue a citation for a first curfew violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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