Akron, OH Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily
- Covered ages
- Anyone under 18 years old
- First offense
- Minor misdemeanor, up to $150 fine
- Repeat offense
- 4th-degree misdemeanor, up to 30 days, $350
- Enforcing agency
- Akron Police Division
- Adult companion violation
- 4th-degree misdemeanor under subsection (C)
Summary
Akron Codified Ordinances § 139.06 bars anyone under 18 from city streets and sidewalks between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Exceptions cover minors with a parent or guardian, minors accompanied by an adult with parental permission, and minors going straight to or from lawful work or entertainment with parental consent. Parents who let a child violate curfew and adults caught with an unrelated minor after hours face their own separate charges.
A.No child under the age of eighteen years shall be on the streets or sidewalks of the City between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day, local time, unless:1.He is accompanied by his parent, guardian, or an adult person having the legal care, custody, and control of his person;2.He is accompanied by an adult person having the permission of one of the persons mentioned in subsection (A)(1) of this section; or3.He is going directly to or from any lawful activity, entertainment, or employment with knowledge and consent of the parent, guardian, or adult person having the legal care, custody and control of his person. ... D.Whoever violates subsection A or B of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If the offender has previously been convicted of a violation of subsection A or B of this section, a subsequent violation is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates subsection C of this section if guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).
Full Breakdown
the following day. The three listed exceptions require the minor to be with a parent, guardian, or adult who has legal care and custody; accompanied by an adult with that parent's or guardian's permission; or moving directly to or from a lawful job, entertainment, or activity with the parent's knowledge and consent. Subsection (B) separately bars a parent, guardian, or custodian from failing to keep a child off the streets during those same hours, and subsection (C) bars any adult from being in the company of an unrelated minor on the street during curfew hours without permission from that minor's parent or guardian.
99 by up to 30 days in jail and a $350 fine. An adult violating subsection (C) is guilty of a fourth-degree misdemeanor on the first offense. 03(A)(16); three or more nuisance activities occurring at the same address within six months can trigger a nuisance-property notice from the Chief of Police and assessment of the city's abatement costs against the property owner.
Violations & Fines
A first curfew violation by a minor is a minor misdemeanor, capped at a $150 fine under § 130.99(E), with no jail exposure. A repeat violation of subsections (A) or (B) becomes a fourth-degree misdemeanor, carrying up to 30 days in jail and a $350 fine. An adult who violates subsection (C) by keeping an unrelated minor out past curfew without parental permission is guilty of a fourth-degree misdemeanor on a first offense.
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Sources & Official References
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