Curfew

• Parents and guardians shoulder the responsibility for enforcing curfew violations. All persons charged with curfew violations will be referred to Juvenile Court.
• Children under 12 cannot be out on public streets, highways, sidewalks, public parks or public grounds from the onset of darkness until 6 am.
• Young people 12 or older, but under 16 years of age, cannot be out on public streets, highways, sidewalks, public parks or public  grounds from 10:30 pm to 6 am.
• No one 16 years of age or older, but under 18 years of age, can be out between 12 midnight and 6 am.

Exceptions to these rules are when: children and teens are accompanied by parents, guardians, or members of the family who are 18 years or older; they are on errands or other legitimate business under the parents' direction; or they are engaged in gainful and lawful employment during curfew hours.