Lewisville, TX Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

City Code § 10-67, titled 'Same, Violations,' provides that it is a violation of Article III of Chapter 10 for any person to remain, stay, or loiter in any closed park, except by special written permission issued by the director. The section gives all city personnel, not just police, authority to require anyone remaining on park property after closing to leave. generally, with LLELA and the Lake Park day use area on earlier seasonal closing times. Enforcement runs through § 10-27, which makes any violation of Chapter 10 a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed the maximum allowed by law, with a separate offense deemed committed for each day or occasion a violation occurs or continues.

The director and park enforcement officers designated by the director have citation authority, and certified peace officers of the city may also enforce Chapter 10's provisions, including the closed-park loitering ban. The only escape valve is the director's written permission process in § 10-68, which lets organized sports or special events run past normal hours, keeping the specific park open only until that activity ends, at which point the standard closed-park rule and loitering ban resume.