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Kissimmee, FL Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Kissimmee City Code § 28-50(15)
Prohibited act
Loitering in/around park restrooms, locker rooms
Applies to
City parks, boat ramps, piers only
Who can order you to leave
Police, park rangers, city manager's designee
Fine
Up to $500/day, § 1-22(a)
Panhandling article
Repealed by Ord. 3112, Jan. 7, 2025
Scope
Not a general street loitering ban

Summary

Kissimmee bars loitering "in or around any restroom or locker room" inside city parks, boat ramps or piers, under City Code § 28-50(15). The rule is narrow: it targets restroom-area loitering specifically, not general presence in a park, and it now stands alone after the city repealed its separate panhandling ordinance in January 2025.

No person shall within city park boundaries or on any boat ramp or piers: ... (15)Loiter in or around any restroom or locker room.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5).

Full Breakdown

" The definition section, § 28-22, gives "city park" a wide reach, covering any publicly owned, operated or controlled land, water or building site used for recreation, including lakefront property, boat ramps, indoor facilities, playgrounds, athletic fields and courts, marinas, boat slips and community centers, so the restroom-loitering ban follows those facilities wherever the city operates them. " Kissimmee once regulated loitering more broadly through a standalone panhandling article, former §§ 10-514 through 10-518, but the city commission repealed that article outright: Ordinance No. 3112, § 5, adopted January 7, 2025, struck those sections, which had derived from Code 1995 §§ 5-8-40 through 5-8-44 and prior Ordinance Nos.

2194 (1997) and 2516 (2004). That leaves § 28-50(15)'s restroom-and-locker-room rule as the only loitering-specific prohibition left in the Kissimmee Code, and it applies only inside parks, boat ramps and piers, not on public sidewalks or downtown streets generally.

Violations & Fines

A restroom-loitering violation falls under the citywide general penalty, § 1-22(a): a fine up to $500.00 or imprisonment, with each day the violation continues treated as a separate offense. It is not among the itemized fines listed in § 1-22(b), so the city can also pursue it through the code enforcement special magistrate process under § 1-22(c), which allows civil fines up to $1,000.00 per day for a first violation and $5,000.00 per day for a repeat violation within five years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Kissimmee have a general loitering law that applies on sidewalks or downtown?
No. The only loitering-specific rule left in the Code is section 28-50(15), and it is limited to restrooms and locker rooms inside city parks, boat ramps and piers. The city's broader panhandling ordinance, former sections 10-514 through 10-518, was repealed by Ordinance No. 3112 on January 7, 2025.
What exactly counts as "loitering" under this rule?
The Code does not define the word separately; section 28-50(15) simply bars anyone from loitering in or around any restroom or locker room on park property. Officers and park rangers apply it to people lingering at those facilities without a park-related purpose.
Who can order me to leave a Kissimmee park?
Under section 28-19(c), any law enforcement officer, park ranger, the city manager or the city manager's designee can issue a lawful command to leave, and remaining after that command is itself a separate violation of the parks article.
What is the penalty for loitering near a park restroom?
It carries the Code's general penalty under section 1-22(a): up to a $500.00 fine or imprisonment, with each day counted separately, or the city can pursue civil fines starting at $1,000.00 per day through the code enforcement special magistrate under section 1-22(c).

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