Goodyear, AZ Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-16 curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- 16-17 curfew
- 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Parent liability
- Knowing/insufficient-control violations cited too
- Defenses
- 7 listed, incl. work, emergencies, 1st Amendment
- Penalty
- Class 1 misdemeanor, juvenile court
- Pre-citation step
- Officer must ask age and reason first
Summary
Goodyear bars minors under 16 from being out in public away from home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., and minors 16 or older between midnight and 5 a.m., under City Code § 11-1-7. Parents and guardians who knowingly allow a curfew violation are cited too. Seven specific defenses cover situations like work, supervised events, emergencies and travel with a parent's permission.
(B) Offenses. (1) It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 16 years to be or remain in, about or upon any place in the City away from the dwelling house or usual place of abode of said minor between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day. (2) It is unlawful for any minor 16 years or older to be or remain in, about or upon any place in the City away from the dwelling house or usual place of abode of said minor between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. (3) It is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a minor to knowingly permit, or by insufficient control, allow such minor to violate subsections (1) or (2) of this subsection.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 11-1-7(B) sets two curfew bands. m. m. A parent or guardian who knowingly permits, or by insufficient control allows, a minor to violate either curfew is separately liable. Subsection (C) lists seven defenses a minor or parent can raise: being accompanied by a parent or guardian; traveling interstate in a vehicle with a parent's prior permission; going to or from work with prior parental permission and no detour; responding to an emergency; engaging, with prior parental permission, in a specific supervised school, religious, civic or City-sponsored recreational activity; exercising a First Amendment right with prior parental permission; or being married and 16 or older, or in the military.
Before enforcing, § 11-1-7(D) requires an officer to ask the minor's age and reason for being out, and bars a citation or arrest unless the officer reasonably believes an offense occurred and no defense applies based on the minor's answers and conduct.
Violations & Fines
Each curfew violation under subsections (B)(1) through (3) is charged as a separate offense, and a conviction is a class 1 misdemeanor, per § 11-1-7(E). The code specifically designates a curfew conviction an incorrigible offense for minors, which places the case under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court rather than adult municipal proceedings.
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