Farmington Hills, MI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-12 curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Under-16 curfew
- midnight to 6:00 a.m.
- Exception
- accompanied by parent or delegated adult
- Under-16 errand exception
- parent-directed errand or business
- Governing section
- City Code § 18-340
- Related
- separate park curfew at Sec. 19-50
Summary
Farmington Hills bars minors under 12 from public streets and places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or delegated adult, and bars minors under 16 from the same places between midnight and 6:00 a.m., under City Code Sec. 18-340. Parent-directed errands are exempt for the older group.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of twelve (12) years to loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street, highway, alley or other place open to the general public between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or some adult delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the child.(b)It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of sixteen (16) years to loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street, highway, alley or other place open to the general public between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. immediately following, except where the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or some adult over the age of eighteen (18) years delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the minor child, or where the minor is upon an errand or other legitimate business 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: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Section 18-340 sets two separate age-based curfews, both enforced against loitering, idling or congregating on any public street, highway, alley or other place open to the general public. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or an adult the parent or guardian has delegated to accompany the child. 480 and was last amended by Ordinance No. C-10-98 in 1998. It cross-references a separate, park-specific curfew at Sec. 751 et seq. Neither subsection sets out its own fine schedule, so enforcement follows the Code's general penalty structure applicable to Chapter 18 offenses.
Violations & Fines
Section 18-340 carries no penalty clause of its own, so a curfew violation is prosecuted under the Code's general misdemeanor penalty, Sec. 1-13: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, applied at the court's discretion against the responsible minor or, depending on the circumstances, a parent or guardian.
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