New Port Richey, FL Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 14-11(a)(3)
- Trigger
- Prior warning or posted sign
- First fine
- Up to $50
- Repeat penalty
- Up to $150 or 60 days jail
Summary
New Port Richey, in Pasco County, Florida, bans sitting or lying on sidewalks and other public ways after a police warning or posted no-loitering sign blocks passage unreasonably.
It shall be unlawful for any person, after first being warned by a law enforcement officer, or where a no loitering sign or signs have been posted, to loiter, stand, sit or lie in or upon any public or semipublic sidewalk, street, curb, crosswalk, walkway area, mall, parking lot, or that portion of private property utilized for public use, so as to hinder or obstruct unreasonably the free passage of pedestrian or vehicles thereon; nor shall any person block or obstruct, or prevent the free access to the entrance to any building or parking facilities open to the public.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 14-11(a)(3) makes it unlawful, once a law enforcement officer has issued a warning or a no-loitering sign has been posted, to loiter, stand, sit or lie on any public or semipublic sidewalk, street, curb, crosswalk, walkway, mall or parking lot, or on private property used for public access, in a way that unreasonably hinders or obstructs pedestrian or vehicle passage. The same subsection separately bars blocking or preventing access to the entrance of any building or parking facility open to the public. A first violation draws a fine up to fifty dollars; later violations reach $150 or 60 days in jail.
Violations & Fines
Sitting, lying, standing or loitering on a public sidewalk after a warning or posted sign, in a way that blocks passage, violates Sec. 14-11(a)(3); repeat offenses add jail time under Sec. 14-11(c).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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