Bend, OR Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew (school night)
- 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
- Curfew (other nights)
- 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
- Age covered
- Under 18
- Parent liability
- Yes, BC 5.35.005(B)
- Penalty
- Class B civil infraction, up to $400
- Exceptions
- Accompanied by adult, lawful activity, travel, emancipation
Summary
BC 5.35.005 bars anyone under 18 from Bend's streets, parks and other public places between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. on school nights and between midnight and 4:00 a.m. on other nights, unless an exception applies. Parents who knowingly let a minor violate curfew are liable too.
A. No minor under the age of 18 years shall be in or on a street, highway, park, alley, or other public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following morning if the following morning is that of a school day in the Bend public school system, and between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on other days. B. No parent, guardian, or person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of 18 years shall allow the minor to be in or on any street, highway, park, alley or other public place in violation of subsection (A) of this section. ... E. ... A violation of this section is a Class B civil infraction.
Full Breakdown
on all other nights. Subsection (B) extends liability to a parent, guardian or other person who has care and custody of the minor and allows the minor to be out in violation of subsection (A); a parent can be cited even if they are not the one out past curfew. Enforcement under subsection (C) is deliberately non-custodial for the minor: a peace officer or other law enforcement officer may take or send the minor to the minor's residence and notify the parents, guardian or person having care and custody, rather than book the minor into custody. 558. start only applies on nights before an actual school day, not on weekends or during summer break, when the later midnight start controls.
Violations & Fines
A minor found in violation of BC 5.35.005(A), or a parent or guardian who allows the violation under (B), commits a Class B civil infraction under BC 1.40.080, capped at a $400.00 maximum civil penalty. Officers can return the minor home and notify the parent under subsection (C) instead of, or before, issuing that citation.
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