Vestavia Hills, AL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Wald Park hours
- 5:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily
- Liberty Park hours
- Daybreak to 9:30 p.m. daily
- Other 7 parks
- Open 6:00-6:30 a.m., close at sunset
- Event exception
- Parks & recreation office can extend hours
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor fine under Code of Ala. § 11-45-9
Summary
Every Vestavia Hills city park has a fixed daily closing time written into its own section of the Code of Ordinances. Wald Park and Liberty Park Sports Complex close at 9:30 p.m.; the seven sunset-closing parks, including McCallum Park and Byrd Park, shut at sunset. Anyone in a park after closing faces the same misdemeanor penalty as any other park-rule violation.
(1)Wald Park shall open at 5:00 a.m. and close at 9:30 p.m. except for events scheduled through the office of parks and recreation. Unauthorized individuals in the park after closing can be subject to penalties described in subsection (b). ... (b)Fines and punishment. It shall be unlawful to violate any of the terms and provisions of this section. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the said terms and provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-45-9 for a misdemeanor violation for each such offense. Each day any violation of this section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Vestavia Hills sets each city park's operating hours in that park's own numbered section of Chapter 12, so the closing time is not uniform citywide. under Sec. 12-1(a)(1). under Sec. 12-2(a)(1). under Sec. under Secs. under Secs. under Sec. 12-9(b)(1). Every section carves out the same exception for events scheduled through the office of parks and recreation, letting a permitted evening event legally keep a park open later than its listed closing time. Being an unauthorized individual in any park after its closing time exposes that person to the fines-and-punishment clause closing each section: a misdemeanor conviction punished under Code of Ala.
1975 § 11-45-9, with each day of continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Police or parks and recreation staff enforce the curfew directly on site and can order anyone found in a closed park to leave.
Violations & Fines
Being an unauthorized individual in a Vestavia Hills park after its closing time is a misdemeanor punished under Code of Ala. 1975 § 11-45-9, with each day of continuing violation treated as a separate offense. Officers can also simply order violators to leave immediately.
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