Cuyahoga County has one of Ohio's most comprehensive juvenile curfew frameworks, with Cleveland enforcing 9 PM curfew for under 13, 11 PM for 13-17 on school nights, midnight weekends. Most suburbs adopted parallel ordinances. The county established a countywide teen curfew campaign in 2024 in response to downtown and suburban crime concerns.
Cleveland Codified Ordinance §605.14 establishes juvenile curfew: under 13 must be home 9 PM-6 AM daily; ages 13-14 must be home 9:30 PM-6 AM; ages 15-17 must be home 11 PM Sunday-Thursday and midnight Friday-Saturday. Exceptions exist for youth accompanied by parents, returning from work, school, or religious activities, and emergencies. Lakewood, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Parma, and East Cleveland have similar curfews. Downtown Cleveland enacted a stricter 8 PM curfew for under 18 in the Flats/East 4th entertainment district in 2024. Violations result in juvenile citation to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court and parental responsibility charges under ORC §2919.22. First offense typically diversion; repeat offenses fines up to $250 and community service.
Cleveland first violation: parent notification, diversion program. Repeat: $250 fine, 40 hours community service. Parents: $500 contributing to delinquency.
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