Curfew Laws in Florida (2026)

Florida Statutes 877.20 through 877.25, the Juvenile Curfew Act, set a uniform statewide framework allowing counties to…

Palm Beach County ordinance establishes a countywide juvenile curfew that applies in Boynton Beach. Minors under 17 are…

Broward County Ordinance Chapter 5 establishes a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 17 from public places between…

Clearwater enforces juvenile curfew rules adopted by reference from Florida Statutes Sec. 877.20 through 877.24…

Coral Springs enforces both nighttime and daytime juvenile curfews. Minors under 16 must not be in public places during…

Fort Lauderdale enforces a juvenile curfew under Section 16-81 of the Code of Ordinances. Minors under 16 must be off…

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 42 establishes juvenile curfew for persons under 17. Sunday through Thursday 11 PM to…

Largo enforces a juvenile curfew that restricts minors from being in public places during late-night hours, with…

Ocoee enforces a juvenile curfew under City Code Chapter 80. Minors under 18 are prohibited from being in public places…

Orange County Code Chapter 15, Article V establishes juvenile curfew for persons under 18. Curfew hours: 11 PM to 6 AM…

Orlando enforces a juvenile curfew ordinance under City Code. Minors under 18 are prohibited from being in public…

Palm Beach County enforces a juvenile curfew under PBC Code Chapter 11, Article V. Minors under 17 are prohibited from…

Pinellas County minors are subject to Florida Statute Sec. 877.22, restricting under-18 presence in public places…

Pinellas Park restricts minors from being in public places during late-night hours under Chapter 16 (Offenses) of the…

Dade City bars anyone under 18 from public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between 12:01…

Daytona Beach bars anyone under 18 from public places, semi-public places or businesses during youth curfew hours…

Deltona bars minors under 16 from public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights, and 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. on…

Miami-Dade bars anyone under 17 from public and semi-public places countywide from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through…

North Port adopts Florida's statewide juvenile curfew law by reference, barring unsupervised minors from public places…

Palm Bay bars anyone under 17 from streets and public places between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., with exceptions for work, a…

Polk County's Youth Protection Ordinance bars minors from public places during set overnight hours: midnight to 6 a.m…

Port Orange does not write its own curfew hours. Section 46-5 of the city code adopts Florida's juvenile curfew…

Apopka follows Orange County juvenile curfew ordinance prohibiting minors under 18 from public places 11 PM to 6 AM…

Florida lets counties and cities adopt a juvenile curfew by incorporating Fla. Stat. sections 877.20-877.25, under…

Boca Raton addresses juvenile conduct through Chapter 9 (Miscellaneous Offenses) of the Code of Ordinances. Florida…

The Brevard County code contains no general juvenile curfew for unincorporated areas. The only age-based hours rule is…

Cape Coral enforces a juvenile curfew under Chapter 12 of its Code of Ordinances. Minors are restricted from being in…

Clay County bars anyone 16 or under from public places or businesses from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Sunday through…

Coral Gables has no juvenile curfew ordinance of its own, but Miami-Dade County's curfew applies county-wide. Minors…

Palm Beach County Ordinance 94-16 establishes a countywide juvenile curfew that applies in Delray Beach. Minors under…

Doral has no juvenile curfew ordinance of its own, but Miami-Dade County's curfew applies county-wide. Minors under 17…

Fort Myers bars minors from public places between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on school nights and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekends…

A full-text search of Gainesville's Code of Ordinances turns up no curfew provision of any kind. The nearest…

Gulfport bars anyone under seventeen from loitering, wandering or playing in streets, parks, beaches, docks or other…

Homestead enforces a juvenile curfew prohibiting minors under 17 from being on public streets and places during…

Florida's juvenile curfew statute, Fla. Stat. 877.22, bars minors from public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday…

Jacksonville prohibits minors under 18 from public places between 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM Sunday-Thursday and between…

Palm Beach County juvenile curfew ordinance applies in Jupiter. Minors under 16 prohibited in public places 11 PM-5 AM…

Lakeland's youth protection ordinance tiers curfew hours by age. Seventeen-year-olds face midnight to 6 a.m. every…

Manatee County's Sec. 2-21-1 adopts Florida's local juvenile curfew law, barring anyone under 16 from public places…

Miami Gardens sets a juvenile curfew in its own code, adopting Miami-Dade County's scheme. Minors under 17 must be off…

Pasco County's juvenile curfew covers anyone under 18 and applies county-wide, including inside cities. Hours are 11…

Broward County enforces a juvenile curfew ordinance that applies to unincorporated areas and is adopted by reference in…

Hillsborough County juvenile curfew applies in Plant City: under 17 prohibited in public 11 PM - 6 AM weekdays and…

Broward County enforces a juvenile curfew that applies to Pompano Beach. Minors under 18 are subject to curfew…

Safety Harbor's juvenile curfew rules align with Florida Statutes Chapter 877.20-877.25, which permit municipalities to…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 38-70 adopts Florida's juvenile curfew law, F.S. §§ 877.20 through 877.24…

Pinellas County's juvenile curfew applies in Seminole, prohibiting minors under 17 from public places between 11:00…

Unincorporated Volusia County has no juvenile curfew ordinance. A full search of its code returns no curfew provision…

West Palm Beach bars minors under 18 from downtown streets and businesses between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under City…

Winter Park follows Orange County juvenile curfew ordinance. Minors under 18 prohibited in public places from 11 PM to…

Charlotte County has not adopted a general county-wide juvenile curfew. Florida offers a ready framework in Fla. Stat…

Hernando County has no county-wide juvenile curfew on the books. Florida offers a ready framework in Fla. Stat…

Okaloosa County has no county-wide juvenile curfew on the books. Florida gives local governments a ready framework in…

Plantation's Code of Ordinances contains no juvenile curfew. The only curfew power in the code is the mayor's authority…

Boynton Beach closes Harvey E. Oyer, Jr. Park to the public at 10:00 p.m. under City Code Sec. 16-60. Only fishermen…

Tampa parks close to the public between sunset and sunrise unless posted otherwise, and staying after closing is…

Alachua County parks close to the public on hours the Parks and Open Spaces Department sets and posts, and § 76.4(a)…

Unincorporated Brevard County parks close at posted hours, and it's unlawful to enter or remain after closing once…

Broward County parks operate on posted hours, not a fixed curfew: the Parks and Recreation director can close any park…

Cape Coral closes its parks at sunset by default: § 12½-4(s) deems city parks and recreation facilities open only…

Charlotte County closes its parks and recreation facilities every night. Unless a sign says otherwise, no one may use…

Citrus County closes its parks and recreational facilities each night at 9:30 p.m. unless a different time is posted…

Clay County parks close outside their posted public hours. Section 15-3.3(d) makes it unlawful to enter or remain on…

Most Clearwater parks close at sunset and reopen at sunrise under City Code § 22.24. Each park must post its hours, and…

Cocoa closes eleven named city parks, including Anderson, Cocoa Manor, Fern Street, Joe Lee Smith, McFarland, Pineda…

Collier County parks are open every day of the year during hours set by the Parks and Recreation director, and each…

Coral Gables city parks close from dark until sunrise; staying or parking inside a park after hours is barred except…

Coral Springs parks close to the public between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under Section 16-2(G)(1). Anyone who enters…

Daytona Beach closes every city-owned and city-operated park, recreation, sports and leisure facility from one hour…

Most Deerfield Beach parks close at sunset and reopen at sunrise, and Section 50-105 makes it unlawful for anyone other…

Doral's parks and recreation director sets and posts daily opening and closing hours for every city park under Code of…

County parks close overnight under Code § 74-37: facilities wired for nighttime use shut at 11:00 p.m. and reopen at…

Unincorporated Flagler County closes its parks, preserves and community centers between 11:00 p.m. and dawn under Sec…

Fort Myers city parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. unless the recreation manager posts different hours…

Hialeah parks are off-limits overnight: fenced or gated parks close when the gates lock and reopen the next day, while…

Section 7-4(k) of the Highlands County Code closes county parks from sunset to sunrise unless the Board of County…

Unfenced Hillsborough County parks close between sunset and sunrise; fenced parks close when the gates lock, and…

City parks, playgrounds and similar municipal property in Hollywood close to the public every night from 11:00 p.m…

Beaches and parks across Indian River County close after posted hours, generally sunset or dusk. County beach parks…

Jacksonville parks close at sunset and reopen at sunrise; being in a closed park after hours is a criminal offense.

Jupiter town parks close to the public between sunset and sunrise every night. Section 14-82 bars anyone from being in…

Kissimmee city parks are open daily during hours posted at each park, and the city manager can close any park or…

Lake County parks are open from dawn until dusk unless the parks director sets different hours. Being in a county park…

Lakeland's city manager can designate any municipal park or public land closed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and…

Largo parks close according to hours the Recreation, Parks and Arts Department posts at each site, and Section 17-33(a)…

County parks are open every day except emergencies and designated holidays, with opening and closing hours posted at…

Every Leon County park is open daily from a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset, and Sec. 13-66 bars…

Manatee County parks are generally open sunrise to sunset unless otherwise posted or allowed by special permit. Beaches…

Marion County parks have set opening and closing times posted at each park, and staying past closing is a trespass…

Most Martin County parks open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 11:00 p.m. daily. Beaches, fishing piers, and canoe/kayak…

Melbourne closes its public parks from sunset until 7:00 a.m. the next day. Being present in a listed city park during…

City parks and playgrounds in Miami close to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stay closed until 7:00 a.m. daily, with…

Miami Beach closes fenced parks, beaches and golf courses at night when their gates are shut, and locks down unfenced…

County parks close between sunset and sunrise unless a park is specifically posted with different hours, and staying…

Miramar posts operating hours at every city park and recreation center by sign, and once a park is closed, no one may…

New Port Richey closes its city parks from sunset to sunrise, and closes Sims Park and Orange Lake Park at 11 p.m…

Most Orlando city parks close at 11 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. under Section 18A.02 of the City Code, with signature…

County parks, public boat ramps and other Osceola County recreational areas are open only during hours set by the…

Palm Bay parks are open 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. if lighted, or 7:00 a.m. to sunset if unlighted; being in a park…

County parks stay open every day of the year, but each park's opening and closing times are set and posted by the Parks…

Palm Coast doesn't fix park hours in the municipal code itself: City Code Section 42-162 leaves opening and closing…

Pembroke Pines parks are open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, and City Code § 97.02 makes…

Pinellas County closes all county-owned or managed parks and preserves from sunset until 7:00 a.m. daily, unless a…

Plantation's code sets no park closing time. Park hours are set and posted by the department that maintains the park…

Polk County Code Section 10.6-16(12) sets park hours: parks are open 365 days a year during designated hours posted at…

Pompano Beach parks close from sunset to sunrise under § 98.13, except lighted facilities the City Manager designates…

Port Orange parks and recreation facilities operate only during hours posted at each site, and entering or remaining in…

Port St. Lucie parks stay open every day of the year on posted hours set individually for each facility, and City Code…

Safety Harbor parks are open to the public every day of the year, but only during daylight hours -- each park's exact…

Santa Rosa County parks close areas to the public after posted closing hours (Sec. 15-37), ban overnight parking (Sec…

City of Sarasota parks close nightly from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., the Payne Park playground closes earlier at 8:00…

Sarasota County Parks close outside their posted hours under Code of Ordinances § 90-34. The Code Administrator sets…

Seminole County's natural lands and greenway trails are open dawn to dusk, and park camping quiet hours run 10 p.m. to…

St. Petersburg City Code § 21-40 closes most City parks from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise…

Sunrise city parks are open only during posted hours; being present when a park is closed is unlawful under Code…

Tallahassee city parks close at dusk. Code of General Ordinances § 13-33 sets default hours of sunrise to sunset unless…

Sand Point Park, Titusville's city park on the Indian River, closes to the public between dark and 7:00 a.m. Code of…

Volusia County's parks, coastal parks, and other fee parking areas run on posted hours of 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., set…

City parks and recreational areas are open from dawn to dusk and closed dusk to dawn under Sec. 58-81(b), unless posted…

Winter Haven parks open every day of the year, but each park's own posted hours set when it closes: the parks and…

Boca Raton doesn't set one citywide park closing time. City Code Sec. 11-4 requires every park to stay open every day…

Dade City parks open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. every day under Sec. 66-33, with the Hardy Trail limited to dawn…

Gulfport's public parks stay open every day from 4:00 a.m. to midnight under Section 17-21, with the city council able…

Pasco County doesn't fix park hours in its code; Sec. 70-6 lets the county administrator or a designee set the opening…

Sumter County doesn't fix a single closing time in its code for county parks; instead Code § 18-32 lets the Board of…