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Curfew Laws in Cleveland, OH (2026)

2 verified curfew laws for Cleveland, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Juvenile Curfew

Cleveland's curfew, Codified Ordinances § 605.14, tiers by age: kids 12 and under are barred from public places from darkness to dawn, 13-14 by 9:30 p.m., 15-16 by 11:00 p.m., and 17-year-olds by midnight, all until 6:00 a.m., unless with a parent or approved adult.

Cleveland Minor's Curfew: Ages 12 to 17

Significant Restrictions

Cleveland Codified Ordinances § 605.14(a)

No child twelve (12) years of age or under shall be upon the streets or sidewalks or in a park or any other public place during the period from darkness to dawn, nor shall any child between the ages of thirteen (13) and fourteen (14), inclusive, be upon the streets or sidewalks or in any park or other public place between 9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. nor shall any child between the ages of fifteen (...

Park Curfew

Cleveland parks and recreational facilities close at hours the Director of Parks and Recreation sets and posts on-site. Anyone who stays past those posted hours, or after being told to leave, is trespassing under Codified Ordinances § 559.53: a criminal offense enforced by citation.

Cleveland City Park Hours and Curfew

Significant Restrictions

Cleveland Codified Ordinances §§ 559.52 and 559.53

§ 559.52 (a) The Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized to determine the hours during which the public shall be permitted within the limits of any park or recreational facility under the supervision and control of the Director or any portion thereof. The Director shall publish the hours determined pursuant this division (a) in the City Record. § 559.53 (a) No person shall trespas...

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