Noblesville, IN Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Noblesville Code §§ 98.02-98.03
- Standard park hours
- 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Seminary Park hours
- 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Riverside Cemetery
- Closed sunset to sunrise
- Violation classification
- Class C Infraction
- Exempt persons
- Parks Board staff, police, authorized activities
Summary
Noblesville's city parks and recreation areas are open to the public from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. under Code § 98.02, with Seminary Park closing earlier at 9:00 p.m. Staying in a park after closing is banned under § 98.03 unless you're Parks Board staff, law enforcement, or taking part in a Parks Board-authorized activity.
Parks and recreation areas shall be open to the public from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., except for Seminary Park, which will be open to the public from 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. (A park or recreation area is defined as any land or area designated as such in the 1986 Comprehensive Park Plan.) ... No person shall be permitted to remain in the Parks and Recreation areas from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. except: (A) Parks and Recreation Board employees. (B) Law enforcement officers. (C) Persons engaged in activities authorized by the Parks and Recreation Board. ... Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall have committed a Class C Infraction and shall be subject to fines and penalties in accordance with Indiana law.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 98 of the Noblesville Code of Ordinances sets fixed hours for every city park and recreation area, defined under § 98.01 as any land designated as such in the 1986 Comprehensive Park Plan. Section 98.02 opens parks to the public at 5:00 a.m. and closes them at 11:00 p.m., with one named exception: Seminary Park closes earlier, at 9:00 p.m. Section 98.03 backs that schedule with an occupancy ban, making it unlawful for anyone to remain in a park or recreation area between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
Only three categories of people are exempted from that overnight ban: Parks and Recreation Board employees performing their duties, law enforcement officers, and people taking part in an activity the Parks and Recreation Board has specifically authorized, such as a permitted evening event that runs past the normal closing time. The chapter separately closes Riverside Cemetery on its own schedule: § 98.15 bars anyone from entering, loitering in, or remaining within the cemetery from sunset to sunrise, a tighter window than the parks' fixed clock-hours since it moves with the seasons.
Both rules exist to let the Parks and Recreation Board and Noblesville Police close and secure city grounds overnight without needing a separate trespass finding for each park.
Violations & Fines
Anyone found in a Noblesville park or recreation area between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without qualifying as staff, law enforcement, or an authorized participant is in violation of § 98.03. Section 98.99 makes any violation of Chapter 98, including the overnight park closure and the Riverside Cemetery sunset-to-sunrise closure, a Class C Infraction, with fines and penalties set under Indiana law rather than a chapter-specific dollar figure.
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