South Fulton, GA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 11-4002(t)
- Closing time
- Dusk (30 min after sunset)
- Reopening time
- Dawn (30 min before sunrise)
- Exemption
- City-sanctioned events
- Enforcement
- City police patrols
- Max fine
- $1,000.00 (§ 1-1006)
Summary
City of South Fulton parks and recreation facilities close at dusk and reopen at dawn every day, with dusk defined as 30 minutes after sunset and dawn as 30 minutes before sunrise. Anyone present in a closed park, apart from police or authorized staff, is violating the Code, and city police patrol to enforce the hours.
(t)Park hours. All parks and other recreational facilities located within the City of South Fulton shall close at dusk and open at dawn daily, unless posted otherwise. (Dusk is 30 minutes after sunset and dawn is 30 minutes before sunrise.) The use of park buildings and facilities for city sanctioned events shall be exempt. No person shall use or otherwise be present within any park or recreational facility when the park is closed, with the exception of city police or staff as authorized and necessary for the operation and protection of the park. City parks shall be patrolled by the city police department to enforce said hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 11-4002(t) sets a citywide curfew for every City of South Fulton park and recreational facility: parks close at dusk and open at dawn daily unless posted otherwise, with dusk defined precisely as 30 minutes after sunset and dawn as 30 minutes before sunrise. The subsection carves out one exception for the use of park buildings and facilities during city-sanctioned events, which stay exempt from the closing hour, and a second for city police or staff who are on the property to operate or protect it.
Everyone else present in a park or recreation facility once it has closed is in violation of the section, regardless of whether they are causing any additional disturbance. The Code assigns enforcement of the after-hours rule directly to the city police department, which is directed to patrol parks to make sure the hours are observed, and Section 11-4003 gives both police and code enforcement general jurisdiction over park offenses. The city applies the same dusk-to-dawn framework to its designated off-leash dog park areas: Section 11-6003(c)(2) separately states that 'the dog park is closed from dusk to dawn,' using the identical 30-minute definitions.
00, up to 90 days in jail, or up to 90 days of public-works labor or community service, with each day of a continuing presence counted separately. The current version of Section 11-4002 was last amended by Ordinance No. 2024-035 on October 8, 2024.
Violations & Fines
Being in a South Fulton park after dusk or before dawn, other than city police or authorized staff, violates Section 11-4002(t) and is enforced by city police patrols under Section 11-4003. With no curfew-specific fine set in Chapter 4, the citywide general penalty in Section 1-1006 applies: up to $1,000.00, up to 90 days in jail, or up to 90 days of community service, and each day counts as a separate offense.
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