Broome County, NY Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

The City of Binghamton enforces a juvenile curfew under City Code Ch. 175. Minors under 16 years old are prohibited from being in or on any public place (streets, sidewalks, parks, vacant lots, public buildings) between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM Sunday through Thursday, and between 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM Friday and Saturday. Exceptions: accompanied by a parent/guardian or responsible adult 21+; traveling directly to/from work, a school or religious activity, or a civic/sponsored event; legitimate emergency (medical, fire); emancipated minor; or exercising First Amendment rights. Binghamton police may detain a minor found in violation, identify the minor, and contact the parent/guardian for pickup. Parents who knowingly permit a curfew violation may be issued a summons. Similar ordinances exist in some Broome County villages. Courts have generally upheld narrowly drawn juvenile curfews but have struck overly broad ones; Binghamton's contains the standard exception-based structure that has survived First Amendment challenge (e.g., Hodgkins v. Peterson, 7th Cir. 2004).