Centennial, CO Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Sun-Thu curfew
- 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Fri/Sat/holiday eve
- Midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Applies to
- Under-18 juveniles
- Parents also liable
- Sec. 10-7-10(b)
Summary
Centennial makes it a strict-liability offense for anyone under 18 to be on a street, alley or public establishment after 11 p.m. on school nights, midnight on weekends, or before 5 a.m. any day, absent a parent or written consent.
It is unlawful, and a strict liability offense, for any juvenile who has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday, to be or remain upon any street or alley, or to be or remain in any establishment open to the public, in the City after the hour of 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday; after the hour of 12:00 a.m. on any Friday, Saturday or any day which immediately precedes an official state holiday; or before the hour of 5:00 a.m. on any day, except when such juvenile is...
Full Breakdown
Section 10-7-10 bars juveniles who haven't reached their 18th birthday from being on any street, alley or public establishment after 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, after midnight Friday, Saturday or the night before a state holiday, or before 5:00 a.m. any day, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or an adult with the parent's written consent. Parents and guardians who fail to prevent a juvenile from violating curfew are independently liable under Subsection (b). Both the juvenile's and the parent's violations are strict-liability offenses, no showing of intent is required, though Section 10-7-20 lists specific affirmative defenses such as work, school and religious activity.
Violations & Fines
Violating curfew is a minor offense punishable by the maximum fine under Section 1-4-10; the penalty assessment procedure of Section 16-2-201, C.R.S. may be used by any officer.
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