2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Licking County, Ohio.
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Ohio has no statewide juvenile curfew; hours are set locally. Newark, the county seat, bars minors under eighteen from streets, parks, and public places between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian (Section 636.10).
Newark Codified Ordinances §636.10
No minor under the age of eighteen years shall loiter or be upon or in any street, park or public place between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., unless accompanied by his parent, guardian or other person having the care, custody and/or control of such minor.
Parks in Licking County close at posted hours set by each operator. Licking Park District reserves and the city parks in Newark, Heath, and Granville typically close at dusk or a set evening hour; after-hours presence is criminal trespass under ORC §2911.21.
1 cities in Licking County have their own curfew laws rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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