Pembroke Pines, FL Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered locations
- Sidewalks, streets, overpasses, bridges, shopping centers
- Trigger
- Known or reasonable-cause drug use nearby
- Max fine
- $500
- Max jail term
- 90 days
- State cross-reference
- F.S. § 856.021 loitering and prowling
Summary
Pembroke Pines makes it a crime under Code § 134.07 to loiter in or around any public sidewalk, street, overpass, bridge, or shopping center when you know, or have reasonable cause to believe, that cannabis, narcotics, barbiturates, or another controlled substance is being used there. The general fine for the offense reaches $500 or 90 days in jail.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any place where people at large are generally found to be present, are generally entitled to be present, or are generally invited to be present. The act of standing or remaining in or about any public place, which places include, but are not limited to any public sidewalk, public street, public overpass, public bridge, or public shopping center. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter or be in any place, when that person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that any cannabis, narcotic, barbiturate, dangerous drug, or any controlled substance as defined in F.S. Chapter 893, is being used, injected, swallowed, or otherwise consumed by those persons in and around that place.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
07 defines a public place broadly as any place where people at large are generally found, entitled, or invited to be present, and defines loitering itself as the act of standing or remaining in or about any public place, expressly naming public sidewalks, streets, overpasses, bridges, and shopping centers as covered locations. S. Chapter 893 is being used, injected, swallowed, or otherwise consumed by people in or around that place. 07 is a separate, narrower city offense tied specifically to drug activity rather than the broader alarming-circumstances standard in the state statute.
99: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense. 07 alongside surveillance of known drug hot spots, since the ordinance does not require proof of an actual drug transaction, only the officer's reasonable cause to believe drug use is occurring in or around the location where the person is loitering.
Violations & Fines
A § 134.07 violation is a criminal offense, not a civil infraction. On conviction, the general penalty in § 130.99 applies: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both, and each day a violation continues is charged as a separate offense. Pembroke Pines Police issue the charge based on the officer's reasonable cause to believe drug activity is occurring at the location.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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