Eden Prairie, MN Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under 15 curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Ages 15-17 curfew
- Midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Parent liability
- Unlawful to knowingly permit a minor's violation
- Business liability
- Unlawful to allow a minor to loiter during curfew
- Exception
- School, church, or community-sponsored activities
Summary
In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code Section 9.35 bars minors under fifteen from being on the streets or in public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and minors fifteen through seventeen between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Parents who knowingly let a minor violate the curfew, and businesses that let a minor loiter in violation of it, are separately liable, with exceptions for supervised or school, church, and community activities.
Subd. 1. Curfew—Minors.A.It is unlawful for any minor person under the age of fifteen (15) years to be or loiter upon the streets or public places between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.B.It is unlawful for any minor person age fifteen (15) years and under the age of eighteen (18) years to be or loiter upon the streets or public places between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. Subd. ... ... 4. Exceptions. Such curfew shall not apply to any students under the age of eighteen (18) years who are lawfully attending, going to or returning from school, church or community-sponsored athletic, musical or social activities or events.
Full Breakdown
Subdivision 1 sets two curfew bands by age: it is unlawful for any minor under fifteen to be or loiter on the streets or in public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and unlawful for any minor age fifteen through seventeen to do so between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Subdivision 2 extends liability to parents, guardians, or anyone with legal care or custody of a minor, making it unlawful for them to allow or permit the minor to be or loiter in public during the applicable curfew hours unless the minor is accompanied by a person of lawful age.
Subdivision 3 places a parallel duty on businesses: anyone operating or in charge of a place of amusement, entertainment, refreshment, or other business cannot allow or permit a minor to be or loiter there during curfew hours without an accompanying adult, and that subdivision does not excuse a minor's presence anywhere else already barred by law. Subdivision 4 carves out an exception for minors under eighteen lawfully attending, going to, or returning from school, church, or a community-sponsored athletic, musical, or social activity or event, so a student coming home from a sanctioned late event is not in violation.
The section is part of Chapter 9's public protection provisions, enforced by the Eden Prairie Police Department, and absent a more specific stated penalty a violation is punishable as a misdemeanor under the Chapter 9 general penalty clause, Section 9.99.
Violations & Fines
A minor, a parent or guardian who knowingly permits the violation, or a business operator who allows a minor to remain on the premises during curfew hours can each be charged under Section 9.35, Subdivisions 1 through 3. Absent a more specific stated penalty, a violation is punishable as a misdemeanor under the Chapter 9 general penalty clause, Section 9.99, and the Eden Prairie Police Department enforces the curfew in the field.
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