Elko County, NV Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

The Elko County Curfew Ordinance, Title 7, Chapter 5 of the Elko County Code, defines the County as the unincorporated areas of Elko County, so it does not reach the cities of Elko, Carlin, Wells or West Wendover. A minor is any person under the age of eighteen. A public place is any street, alley, highway, sidewalk, park, playground or other place to which the public has access, and it expressly includes a store, shop, restaurant, tavern, bowling alley, cafe, theater, drugstore, poolroom or shopping center, together with the front and immediate area around them.

Section 7-5-3 bans a minor from remaining, idling, wandering, strolling or playing in a public place, on foot or cruising without a set destination in a vehicle, between 10:30 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on school nights and between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 A.M. on nonschool nights. The exceptions are a minor accompanied by a parent, guardian, custodian or other adult with custody or control, a minor on an emergency errand or specific business or activity directed or permitted by that adult, and a minor whose presence is connected with or required by legitimate employment, trade, profession or occupation. Section 7-5-6 exempts a minor attending a church, school or club function that runs later, provided the organization notifies the Elko County Sheriff's Office in advance of the function and its end time.

Section 7-5-4 makes it unlawful for anyone operating a public place to knowingly permit minors to be present during the curfew hours. Section 7-5-5 makes it unlawful for a parent or guardian to allow a minor, through ineffective control, to be on streets, sidewalks or public places during those hours, with a further exception when the adult has made a missing person notification to the Sheriff's office.

Section 7-5-7 sets the procedure. A Sheriff's deputy records the minor's name and address, warns the minor, directs the minor home and notifies the parents. A minor who refuses, lies about a name, or was warned before is taken to the Sheriff's Office or nearest substation, and if no adult comes the minor is released to juvenile authorities.