BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- The Brevard County Sheriff's Office is warning beachgoers to keep their clothes on a popular stretch of Playalinda Beach -- long considered a "clothing optional" beach -- or risk fines and possible jail time.

Sheriff's deputies have boosted their presence at the federal beach to enforce a decade-old county ordinance after complaints have increased in recent months, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.

Federal park rangers are unable to cite individuals for being nude with any lewd or disorderly behavior. So, complaints are made to sheriff's deputies who are called to respond.

The recent complaints from tourists and locals indicate that there are a large number of naturists sitting closer to the public crossover, making a meeting more likely, North Precinct Cmdr. Jimmy Donn said.

Members of the sheriff's office met with organized naturist groups in August in an effort to get the groups to comply with the county ordinance.

No arrests have been made but it is possible if violations continue, Donn said.

Naturists said they are not at the beach to cause problems.

They admit some people go out to Playalinda for "the wrong reasons," said Robert Allen, a local member of the Naturist Action Committee, a national group aimed at protecting and advancing rights for nude recreation.

County officials should "face the reality" that naturists, who say they have been coming to that section of beach since World War II, still come despite the ordinance, Allen told Florida Today.

He said the naturists make up a major portion of those people coming to Playalinda.

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