Clinton Township, MI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-12 curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily
- Under-16 curfew
- Midnight to 6:00 a.m. daily
- Under-12 exception
- Accompanied by parent, guardian or delegated adult
- Under-16 exception
- Parent-authorized errand or legitimate business
- Adult liability
- Aiding a minor's violation is a separate offense
- Minor's penalty path
- Handled under Michigan juvenile offender law
Summary
Clinton Township bars children under twelve from loitering in public spaces between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless a parent, guardian or delegated adult is present, and bars children under sixteen from the same public places between midnight and 6 a.m. unless out on a parent-authorized errand. Adults who help a minor break curfew face a separate violation under Section 658.02(c).
(a) Children Under Twelve. No child under the age of twelve years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public streets, highways, alleys, playgrounds, public buildings, places of amusement, commercial and retail establishments and parking lots adjacent to such establishments, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day unless the child is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or some other adult person delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the child. (b) Children Under Sixteen. No child under the age of sixteen years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public streets, highways, alleys, playgrounds, public buildings, places of amusement, commercial and retail establishments and parking lots adjacent to such establishments, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of the following day unless the child is upon an errand or other legitimate business expressly authorized and directed by his or her parent or guardian.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
02 sets two curfew tiers covering the same list of public places: streets, highways, alleys, playgrounds, public buildings, places of amusement, and commercial and retail establishments plus their adjacent parking lots. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or another adult the parent or guardian has delegated to supervise the child. for children under sixteen, but allows an exception when the minor is on an errand or other legitimate business the parent or guardian has expressly authorized and directed. Subsection (c) reaches beyond the minor: no parent, guardian or other person sixteen or older may assist, aid, abet, allow, permit or encourage a child under sixteen to break either curfew tier.
The ordinance traces to Ordinance 266, passed November 17, 1980, and sits in Chapter 658, Offenses Relating to Persons, alongside assault, stalking, domestic assault and school-fighting provisions the Township Police Department enforces. Because the curfew targets loitering, idling and congregating rather than simple presence outdoors, a minor walking directly home or traveling with a parent is not in violation, but the same minor stopped in a parking lot or public building after hours is.
Violations & Fines
Under Section 658.99(a), a minor under seventeen who violates the curfew is, upon apprehension, handled under Michigan's laws and regulations for juvenile offenders rather than the Township's standard adult penalty schedule. An adult who helps a minor break curfew under Section 658.02(c) is charged separately and is subject to the general Code penalty in Section 202.99 if no specific fine applies.
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