Curfew for Minors

It is a curfew violation for a child fifteen (15), sixteen (16), or seventeen (17) years of age to be in a public place during the following hours/days:

  • Between 1 am and 5 am on Saturday or Sunday
  • After 11 pm on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
  • Before 5 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.

A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a curfew violation unless the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination, and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonable believes:

  1. The child has violated the above stated violation; and
  2. There is no legal defense to the violation.