Pembroke Pines, FL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Default hours
- Sunrise to sunset, every day
- Lighted facilities
- Open only while lights are on
- After-hours entry
- Unlawful without a permit
- Vehicles left after closing
- Subject to towing
- Hours authority
- Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts
Summary
Pembroke Pines parks are open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, and City Code § 97.02 makes it unlawful to enter or remain in a park after closing without a permit. Lighted courts, ball fields and similar facilities stay open only as long as their lights remain on, and vehicles left inside a park after closing can be towed.
(A) Unless otherwise determined by the city, park facilities shall be open to the public every day of the year between sunrise and sunset. Lighted facilities such as lighted courts, baseball/softball diamonds and fields shall be open for use beyond sunset during the times such lights are illuminated; and upon cessation of such illumination, the facilities shall be considered closed. The Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts may extend or contract these times for any park or portion thereof. No person shall enter, be, or remain in any park after the park closing time unless a permit for same has been obtained.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
02(A) sets the default park schedule: park facilities shall be open to the public every day of the year between sunrise and sunset, with an exception for lighted facilities such as lighted courts, baseball/softball diamonds and fields, which shall be open for use beyond sunset during the times such lights are illuminated, and are considered closed the moment the lights go out. The Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts may extend or contract those times for any park or portion thereof. The closing rule has teeth: no person shall enter, be, or remain in any park after the park closing time unless a permit for same has been obtained.
Division (B) goes further, letting the Director declare any section or all of a park closed to the public at any time or limited to certain users or times as public interest demands, or safety and security dictates, entirely at the Director's discretion. 11(B) back this up on the vehicle side: no vehicle shall be left parked in park facilities after park closing hours, and any vehicle left inside after closing shall be subject to being towed.
Violations & Fines
Entering or remaining in a Pembroke Pines park after its sunset (or posted lights-off) closing time without a permit violates § 97.02(A), and a vehicle left inside after closing can be towed under § 97.11(B). Enforcement falls to park personnel and law enforcement officers under § 97.99, who can eject violators on the spot, with fines and jail time following the citywide schedule in § 10.99, up to $500 or 90 days, each day separate.
Frequently Asked Questions
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