Flagstaff, AZ Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew, age 15 and under
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Curfew, ages 16-17
- Midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Parent liability
- Class 3 misdemeanor if knowingly permitted
- Juvenile penalty
- Class 3 misdemeanor
- Key exception
- Accompanied by parent or guardian
- Enforcing agency
- Flagstaff Police Department
Summary
In the City of Flagstaff, City Code § 6-05-001-0001 bars juveniles 15 and under from being out in public between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and juveniles 16 and 17 from being out between midnight and 5:00 a.m. A violating juvenile and a parent who knowingly permits it each face a Class 3 misdemeanor.
It shall be unlawful for any juvenile under the age of sixteen years to be, remain or loiter in, about or upon any place in the City away from the dwelling house or usual place of abode of said juvenile, between the hours of 10:00 o’clock P.M. and 5:00 o’clock A.M. the following day. ... It shall be unlawful for any juvenile sixteen years of age or older and under the age of eighteen years of age to be, remain or loiter in, about or upon any place in the City away from the dwelling house or usual place of abode of said juvenile, between the hours of 12:00 o’clock midnight and 5:00 o’clock A.M. ... ... A. Any juvenile who violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
Flagstaff's curfew chapter, City Code § 6-05-001-0001, splits juveniles into two age bands. Under Section .1, any juvenile under age 16 may not be, remain or loiter away from home anywhere in the City between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the next day. Under Section .2, juveniles who are 16 or 17 may not be out between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Section .3 extends liability to any parent, guardian or other adult with custody who permits the juvenile to violate either curfew. Exceptions in Section .1.4 remove the curfew for emancipated minors; minors accompanied by a parent or guardian; minors out with permission for a lawful job, business or profession; minors on a medical or other emergency errand; and minors traveling to or from a school, church or non-profit function, or a private residence, with a parent's permission, so long as the destination does not hold a Series 6 hard-liquor bar license.
A parent cannot escape liability by claiming ignorance of the juvenile's whereabouts if, using reasonable care, the parent should have known. An officer who stops a curfew violator can demand the parent or guardian take custody of the juvenile, take the juvenile home directly, or, if no responsible adult can be reached and public safety or the juvenile's welfare requires it, place the juvenile in the County's juvenile detention center.
Violations & Fines
Section 6-05-001-0001.7 makes any curfew-violating juvenile guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, processed under the juvenile code in Arizona Revised Statutes § 8-201 et seq. A parent, guardian or other adult who knowingly permits the violation is equally guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. The Flagstaff Police Department enforces the curfew and can deliver a juvenile directly into a parent's custody or, if no parent can be reached, into juvenile detention.
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