Livonia, MI Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Park hours
- Closed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., § 9.42.010(A)
- Permit exception
- Written application to police chief
- Mayor's authority
- May close any park entirely, (B)
- Alcohol in parks
- Banned without chief-of-police permit, (C)
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine / 90 days, § 1.12.010
Summary
Livonia Code § 9.42.010(A) makes it unlawful to be in any public park between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless the mayor orders otherwise, the police chief has issued a special-use permit, or the person is a city employee working there.
A. It is unlawful for any person to use, occupy, frequent, loiter or be in any public park in the city between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. of the following morning, unless otherwise provided by order of the mayor, or unless a special permit for such use or occupancy has been previously given by the chief of police, or unless such person is employed by the city therein. The application for such special permit shall be made in writing by any responsible resident of the city, stating his name and address and the group of persons he represents who will use such special permit and the proposed hours of such use. The approval for the issuance of such special permit rests in the sound discretion of the chief of police.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
Section 9.42.010, in the parks and playgrounds chapter, sets the closing hours for every public park in the city: subsection A makes it unlawful for any person to use, occupy, frequent, loiter or be in any public park in the city between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. of the following morning, with three narrow exceptions: an order of the mayor allowing otherwise, a special permit issued by the chief of police, or city employment at the park. Anyone seeking the permit exception must apply in writing, giving their name and address, the group who will use the permit, and the proposed hours of use, and the chief of police has sole discretion over whether to grant it.
Subsection B lets the mayor go further and order any park closed entirely, or bar alcohol on park premises, at any time the mayor judges necessary to conserve the peace, suppress disorder, preserve property, or protect the public safety and welfare, independent of the standard curfew hours. Subsection C separately bars possessing or consuming alcohol in any city park unless the chief of police has issued a permit for that specific consumption, a permit distinct from the after-hours use permit in subsection A. Because Chapter 9.42 has no penalty section of its own, a violation of the park curfew falls under the citywide general penalty in Section 1.12.010.
Violations & Fines
Being in a Livonia park after 10 p.m. or before 6 a.m. without a chief-of-police permit is a misdemeanor under the citywide general penalty, Code § 1.12.010: up to a $500 fine, up to 90 days in jail, or both, at the court's discretion.
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