Troy, MI Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., all city parks
- Exempt
- On-duty city staff, Parks Dept. activities
- Waiver authority
- City Manager, for public benefit
- Governing chapter
- City Code Chapter 26, "Loitering"
- Default penalty
- Up to $500 fine and/or 90 days jail
Summary
Troy closes its public parks and playgrounds to loitering between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Chapter 26 of the City Code. City employees on duty and Parks and Recreation Department activities are exempt, and the City Manager can waive the curfew when it serves the public benefit.
Loitering. No person shall loiter or remain upon any public park or playground between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to employees of the City of Troy in the course of their duties or to activities being held under the auspices of the Parks and Recreation Department. The City Manager is hereby empowered to waive this section when such action will serve the public benefit and welfare.
Full Breakdown
m. The rule carves out two exceptions: City of Troy employees carrying out their duties, and activities held under the auspices of the Parks and Recreation Department, such as a supervised evening program or scheduled maintenance. Beyond those exceptions, the City Manager holds discretionary authority to waive the curfew section entirely when doing so serves the public benefit and welfare, for example for a permitted late-running community event under the chapter's separate Non-Profit Organizational Permit process. default. 13, and through Troy Police patrol of park grounds after closing.
Violations & Fines
A person found loitering in a Troy park after 10 p.m. or before 7 a.m. outside the City-employee or Parks Department exceptions is subject to the Code's default penalty under Chapter 1, § 1.13: a fine of up to $500 and costs, imprisonment of up to 90 days, or both, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense.
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