Burlington, WI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

City Code § 211-1, "Curfew," restricts minors under 18 from loitering, idling, wandering, playing or otherwise being on City streets, alleys, highways, roads, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public grounds or vacant lots, on foot or in a vehicle, during the specified overnight hours, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person with legal custody. Subsection B, last amended 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 1868(10), carves out real exceptions: minors running an errand directed by a parent or guardian, minors on their own premises, minors whose employment requires them to be out, minors returning home from a supervised school, church or civic function, and minors going to or from an emergency, a supervised nonprofit or government activity, or an activity exercising First Amendment rights such as speech or assembly.

Subsection C makes a parent, guardian or other custodian who knowingly permits a minor to violate the curfew separately liable, unless the minor's presence falls under one of the § 211-1B exceptions or the minor is returning from an authorized school, church or civic function, or going to or from work. Chapter 211 was adopted 1-5-1988 by Ord. No. 40, and the same chapter separately criminalizes truancy and habitual truancy under § 211-2, which was most recently amended 9-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2100(6) and layers in forfeitures tied to Wis. 342(1d)(b).