Arvada, CO Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard curfew
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Weekend curfew
- Midnight to 6 a.m. Sat/Sun
- Applies to
- Minors 17 and younger
- Exceptions
- Six listed in § 62-153
- Parental liability
- § 62-154 for knowing violations
Summary
City Code § 62-152 bars minors 17 and younger from being in any public place unsupervised between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except that on Saturdays and Sundays the curfew does not start until 12:00 midnight, with parents separately liable for knowingly allowing a violation.
(a)Minors age 17 or younger. Except as set forth in section 62-153, it shall be unlawful for any minor 17 years of age or younger to be or to loiter in a public place, unsupervised by an adult having the lawful authority to be in such public place where the minor is or is loitering, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. on any day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day; except that on Saturday and Sunday the effective hours of this prohibition are between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.(b)Violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed limits established in section 1-5.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Council Policy Manual: Supplement 1 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
§ 62-152, adopted by Ordinance No. m. 'Public place' is defined broadly in § 62-151 to include streets, parks, playgrounds, parking lots, and any private property open to the public, and 'loiter' includes simply standing idly or lingering. Section 62-153 lists six exceptions: being accompanied by a parent or guardian; running an emergency errand for a parent or guardian; going to or from a school activity, entertainment, or dance; returning directly home from lawful employment; exercising First Amendment rights of speech, assembly, or religion; and traveling interstate through the city.
Section 62-154 separately makes it unlawful for a parent, guardian, or other adult with custody to knowingly permit a minor to violate the curfew, including where the adult 'should reasonably be expected' to know the minor's whereabouts, though the parent is not liable if they have already reported the minor missing to police before the violation. 00 for an adult violator, with a capped fine and no jail time for a juvenile absent contempt of a court order.
Violations & Fines
A minor found in a public place unsupervised outside curfew hours, or a parent who knowingly allows it, is punishable by a fine not to exceed the limits in § 1-5 (up to $2,650.00), and a juvenile who defies a municipal court order arising from a curfew case can face up to 48 hours of confinement for contempt or up to ten days of court-monitored in-home detention.
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