Roseville, MN Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closing hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted
- People
- No person can remain in the park during closing hours
- Vehicles
- No motor vehicle can be left in the park
- Exception
- Special permission from the director of parks and recreation
- Parking in parks
- Designated parking areas only under § 701.02(b)
- General penalty
- Misdemeanor, fine up to $1,000.00, up to 90 days
Summary
Roseville city parks are closed between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. Under § 701.03(13), no person can remain in a park and no motor vehicle can be left there during those hours unless the director of parks and recreation has granted special permission.
The following regulations apply in all parks: ... (13) City parks shall be closed between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. No person shall remain and no motor vehicle shall be left in the park between those hours unless special permission has been granted by the director of parks and recreation.
Official source re-checked November 3, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 701.03(13) of the Roseville City Code sets the closing hours for city parks: closed between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. The phrase "unless otherwise posted" means a sign at a particular park can set different hours, so the posted hours at the entrance control over the 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. default.
The rule has two parts. First, no person can remain in the park between those hours. Second, no motor vehicle can be left in the park between those hours. Both parts have the same exception: special permission granted by the director of parks and recreation. The Code does not print an application process, fee or form for that permission.
The rule covers every location defined in § 701.01 as a park: any city owned or operated public park, open space, playground or golf course. That includes Roseville's lakeside and open-space properties when they are city owned or operated.
Other subsections of § 701.03 and the section before it shape what a visitor can do during open hours. Section 701.02(a) limits driving in any park to roads, parking areas or other areas designated by the director of parks and recreation, at a speed not to exceed 15 miles per hour, except for authorized service vehicles. Section 701.02(b) says no person can park any motor vehicle in any park except in designated parking areas. Subsection (15) of § 701.03 requires all persons to obey all orders or directions of the director or employees of the parks and recreation department, so a staff member who asks a visitor to leave at closing time is giving a directive the Code makes binding.
This is the park-hours rule that applies to every person. Section 701.03(13) is not an age-based curfew, and it does not mention minors.
Violations & Fines
Section 701.03 prints no penalty of its own. The general penalty in § 102.01(a) covers any person violating a provision of the Code unless otherwise provided: a misdemeanor, with a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, and costs of prosecution can be added. Section 102.01(c) offers an administrative offense route, with a seven-day window to request a hearing before the city manager. Disobeying a parks and recreation department direction is a violation of § 701.03(15).
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