West Hartford, CT Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Park closing time
- 9:00 p.m.
- Exception
- Town-supervised programs only
- Governing section
- West Hartford Code § 128-3H
- Coverage
- parks, playgrounds, open space, floodplains
- Default penalty
- $65/day plus $2 per $10 fee (§ 1-8)
Summary
Every Town of West Hartford park or playground closes to the public at 9:00 p.m. Section 128-3H makes it unlawful to be in a park or playground after that hour, with the only exception being participation in a program the Town itself supervises.
§ 128-3. Prohibited acts. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to: ... ... H. Be in any park or playground after 9:00 p.m. except to participate in a supervised program of the Town.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 128's prohibited-acts list, § 128-3, opens with "It shall be unlawful for any person to" and Subsection H sets the closing time: being in any park or playground after 9:00 p.m. is barred unless the person is taking part in a supervised program of the Town. The rule applies wherever § 128-2 says Chapter 128 applies, to any park, playground, open space area or floodplain owned, operated or controlled by the Town of West Hartford. It sits alongside the chapter's other after-hours-relevant bans: no motor vehicle driving or parking off a designated road or lot (§ 128-3G) and no unauthorized fireworks or firearms (§ 128-3E), both of which would typically come up for anyone still on the property near or after closing. Chapter 128 does not carry its own fine for a curfew violation, so the Code's general penalty section, § 1-8, applies by default to anyone found in a park after 9:00 p.m. outside a Town-supervised program.
Violations & Fines
Because Chapter 128 sets no penalty of its own, a violation of the 9:00 p.m. park curfew in § 128-3H is punished under the Code's general penalty, § 1-8: a fine of $65 for each calendar day the violation continues, plus an additional administrative fee of $2 per $10 of the fine payable by anyone issued a citation. A fine does not stop the Town from separately enforcing abatement of the condition.
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