Overview
- The curfew begins Friday for seven nights inside the Special Event Zone and applies to unaccompanied minors 17 and under from 8 p.m. to early morning, with exceptions for those with a parent or traveling to or from work.
- Within the zone, non-criminal fines are doubled, vehicles can be impounded for up to 72 hours, and officers can detain curfew violators until release to a parent or guardian.
- The Special Event Zone spans roughly from University Boulevard to Silver Beach Avenue, with law enforcement staffing surge deployments and visible command posts along key beach corridors.
- Authorities reported more than 130 arrests across the area last weekend and multiple shootings in Volusia County, and the police chief said officers were grossly outnumbered even with 222 sworn on the force.
- City leaders will weigh permanent measures such as a defined high-impact period with bar security and strict ID checks and an under‑21 limit on vacation rentals, while the sheriff seeks to recoup response costs from event promoters.