Chandler, AZ Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

1 sets two curfew bands. the following day. m. Subsection C makes a parent or guardian liable for knowingly permitting, or through insufficient control allowing, a minor to violate the curfew, and Subsection D separately punishes a parent, guardian, or custodian who refuses to take custody of an arrested minor after a Law Enforcement Officer demands it. 2 lists defenses: the minor was accompanied by a parent/guardian, was in interstate travel or commuting to/from work with prior parental permission, was responding to an emergency, was engaged in a supervised school, religious, or recreational activity, was exercising First Amendment rights, was married and 16 or older or in the military, or was on the sidewalk abutting the family residence or a consenting next-door neighbor's property.

3 requires an officer to first try to ascertain the minor's age and reason for being out and to withhold a citation or arrest unless no defense reasonably appears to apply. Officers who arrest a minor may demand a parent or guardian retrieve the child, take the minor to a holding location for pickup, or, if no one takes custody, transport the minor home. 4, a conviction is a Class 1 misdemeanor, separately punishable per occurrence, and is designated an incorrigible offense for purposes of juvenile court jurisdiction.

3) caps a Class 1 misdemeanor at a $2,500 fine, six months' imprisonment, and three years' probation, though juvenile offenders are processed through juvenile court rather than criminal court.