Hialeah, FL Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 58-4(b)
- Max civil penalty
- $500.00 (Sec. 1-11)
- Covers
- Streets, sidewalks, parks, libraries, schools
- State law tie-in
- F.S. § 856.021 loitering/prowling
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
Summary
Hialeah Code Sec. 58-4(b) makes loitering a civil infraction, covering standing, remaining or sleeping on public streets, sidewalks, overpasses, bridges, parks or libraries in ways that hinder traffic, schools, libraries or public buildings, plus loitering or prowling under state law.
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the offense of loitering, which includes loitering on any public street or sidewalk so as to hinder or impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic or create an unsafe condition for vehicular or pedestrian traffic or use of such street or sidewalk; loitering in or about any police station, police headquarters building, city building, hospital, court building or any public building or place for the purpose of soliciting employment of legal services or sureties upon criminal recognizance; loitering in or about a public or private school, vocational school or daycare center so as to hinder or impede the orderly conduct of instructional, recreational or other school activities; loitering in or about a public library so as to hinder or impede the normal operation of the library; or loitering or prowling as defined by F.S. § 856.021.
Full Breakdown
Section 58-4(b) of the Hialeah Code of Ordinances defines the offense of loitering broadly: standing, remaining or sleeping on, in or about public property such as a street, sidewalk, overpass, bridge, park or library. The prohibited conduct is not loitering alone but loitering that hinders or impedes vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or that occurs in or about a police station, city building, hospital or court building for soliciting legal-service or bail-bond business. The section separately bars loitering in or about schools, vocational schools or daycare centers that hinders instructional or recreational activities, and loitering in or about a public library that hinders normal library operations.
021. Section 58-4(a) covers a companion category of disorderly conduct in the same subsection family, including fighting, endangering others while intoxicated, refusing a lawful dispersal order, and disturbing schools or assemblies. Neither subsection sets a chapter-specific fine, so a violation defaults to the Code's general penalty at Sec. 00, with each day a violation continues treated as a separate violation. Enforcement runs through the city's code inspectors and police under the civil-citation procedures of chapter 22.
Violations & Fines
A loitering or disorderly-conduct violation under Sec. 58-4 is a civil infraction. Absent a specific penalty set elsewhere, Sec. 1-11 caps the fine at $500.00 per violation, and each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense. Citations are processed under the chapter 22 civil-violation and special-master hearing procedures.
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