Newark city parks are open dawn to 10:00 p.m. After 10 p.m. parks are closed to the public. Skatepark lighting cuts off automatically at 10 p.m. EST, and curfew rules under §636.10 also restrict minors in parks after age-based cutoffs.
Newark Parks and Recreation Department posts park hours of dawn to 10 p.m. citywide. After 10 p.m. parks are closed and presence may be cited as criminal trespass under Ohio R.C. 2911.21 / Newark CO §642.12. Lighted facilities (skatepark, tennis courts) shut off automatically at 10 p.m. Minors also fall under §636.10's curfew - under-14 cannot be in any park 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; under-16 cannot 11 p.m.-5 a.m.; under-18 cannot midnight-5 a.m.
Park trespass after hours is typically a fourth-degree misdemeanor under §642.12 - up to $250 fine and 30 days jail. Minor curfew violations are handled in juvenile court.
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