Broomfield, CO Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Weekend extension
- To 1:00 a.m., ages 15-17 with permission
- Parental liability
- Separate offense under § 9-62-040
- Enacted
- Ord. 1064, 1994
- Max fine
- $2,650.00 per offense
Summary
Broomfield bars anyone under 18 from loitering on a street, alley, or public place after 10:30 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m., extended to 1:00 a.m. on weekend nights for 15-to-17-year-olds with parental permission, with exceptions for accompanied minors, work, school activities, and travel.
It is unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen years to loiter upon any street, alley, or other public place subsequent to the hour of 10:30 p.m., or prior to the hour of 5:00 a.m.; provided that, on Friday and Saturday nights, the curfew hours for children who have reached age fifteen but are below age eighteen shall be extended to the hour of 1:00 a.m. with permission of parents. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the following instances: (A)When a minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person who is twenty-one years of age or older and who has the permission of the parent or guardian to have the care and custody of the minor ... (E)When the minor is attending or travelling directly to or from an activity involving the exercise of first amendment rights of free speech, freedom of assembly, or free exercise of religion.
Full Breakdown
Municipal Code § 9-62-030 makes it unlawful for any child under 18 to loiter on a street, alley, or other public place after 10:30 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m., with a Friday and Saturday night extension to 1:00 a.m. for minors aged 15 through 17 who have their parents' permission. Section 9-62-020 defines loiter broadly to include standing around, wandering, or hanging out whether in or out of a vehicle, and defines public place to include streets, parks, playgrounds, vacant lots, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and stores.
Five exceptions in § 9-62-030 exempt minors accompanied by a parent, guardian, or another adult 21 or older with custodial permission; minors engaged in interstate travel; minors returning directly home from a school activity, entertainment, recreation, or a dance; minors returning directly home from lawful employment; and minors traveling to or from an activity exercising First Amendment rights of speech, assembly, or religion. Section 9-62-040 makes it a separate offense for a parent, guardian, or custodian to knowingly allow a minor to violate the curfew, with a filed missing-person report as a defense, and § 9-62-010 states the chapter's purpose as protecting youth welfare and reducing juvenile crime and victimization. The chapter dates to Ord. 1064, adopted in 1994.
Violations & Fines
Violating the curfew or knowingly permitting a minor to violate it is punishable under the general penalty ordinance, § 1-12-020, with a fine up to $2,650.00, imprisonment up to 364 days, or both; however, no person under 18 may be jailed for a curfew violation itself, except for a traffic offense or as the Colorado Children's Code otherwise provides.
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