- September 7, 2024
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Flagler Beach Commission unanimously adopted a new curfew for minors, prohibiting them from public spaces unattended after 11 p.m.
The ordinance enacting the curfew implements Florida Statute 877.20-877.25, the model curfew passed by the Florida legislature in the 1990s. The ordinance applies to any minor 16 and under.
From Sunday through Thursday, excepting legal holidays, a minor — defined in the ordinance as those 16 and under — can not be in a public place between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day. On Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, the curfew is extended to the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. the next day.
Parents who knowingly allow their children to violate the statute can be held responsible for the violation as well, according to the statute. The parents could face written warnings for first-time violations and fines of $50 per violation after that.
The statutes only apply to municipalities that pass a local ordinance adopting the statutes. The Flagler Beach Commission unanimously adopted its ordinance on July 11.
