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Curfew Laws in Wauwatosa, WI (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Juvenile Curfew

Wauwatosa bars anyone under seventeen from being out in public between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without a parent, guardian or other responsible adult, under Municipal Code § 7.84.010. Exceptions exist for minors traveling directly to or from work, school activities, or religious worship, and parents who knowingly allow a violation face liability of their own.

Wauwatosa Juvenile Curfew Hours

Significant Restrictions

Wauwatosa Municipal Code §§ 7.84.010, 7.84.050

It is unlawful for any person under the age of seventeen years to congregate, loiter, wander, stroll, stand or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or any public places in the City of Wauwatosa, either on foot or in or upon any conveyance being driven or parked thereon, between the hours of eleve...

Park Curfew

City parks in Wauwatosa close nightly: § 7.64.020 makes it a violation for anyone but park employees, permitted users or officials to be on park property outside the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., or after a park has otherwise been declared closed by city personnel. Closing hours are set by the director of public works.

Wauwatosa City Park Closing Hours

Some Restrictions

Wauwatosa Municipal Code § 7.64.020

Whoever does any of the following within a city park in the city of Wauwatosa may be punished by a forfeiture of an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars, plus costs of prosecution. Any individual violating park rules is also subject to the city's park rules and behavioral policy: ... Except for park employees, permitted users or officials, anyone found on the premises outside of park hours ...

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