Kalamazoo, MI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew, under 17
- midnight to 6:00 a.m.
- Curfew, under 12
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Parent liability
- unlawful to allow violation
- Second-arrest escalation
- juvenile court petition, parent warrant
- Enforcing agency
- Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety
Summary
In the City of Kalamazoo, minors under 17 may not be on any street, alley or public place between midnight and 6:00 a.m. under City Code § 22-43, and minors under 12 face an earlier 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents who knowingly allow a violation are separately liable.
§ 22-43. Curfew for minors — Imposed; parents not to allow violations. ... ... A. It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 17 years to be in or on any street, alley or public place in the City between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., unless such person is: (1) Accompanied by a parent or guardian or other person having legal custody and control of such minor; ... ... B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A above, it shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 12 years to be in or on any street, alley or public place in the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless such minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other person having custody and control of the minor. C. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having custody and control of the minor to allow such minor to violate this section, and for any person 17 years or older to assist, aid, abet or encourage a minor to violate this section.
Full Breakdown
City Code § 22-43.A bars any minor under 17 from being in or on a street, alley or public place in the City of Kalamazoo between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. unless the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person with legal custody; is running an errand or duty directed in writing by a parent or guardian; is on employment directed in writing by an employer; is returning directly home from a special entertainment for which the parent gave written permission; or is operating a motor vehicle within the scope of a license.
Subsection B layers a stricter rule on top: minors under 12 may not be out between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. at all unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or custodian, and none of the Subsection A exceptions apply to this younger group. Subsection C makes it unlawful for a parent, guardian or custodian to allow the minor to violate the section, and separately makes it unlawful for anyone 17 or older to assist, aid, abet or encourage a minor to break curfew. Under § 22-44, any police officer may arrest a minor without a warrant for a first curfew violation and must take the minor home to a parent or responsible adult over 18, or otherwise turn the minor over to the county juvenile court; written notice of the arrest goes to the parent by personal service or by leaving a copy at the residence.
Section 22-45 escalates on a second arrest: the Police Department must seek a juvenile-court petition against the minor and a warrant against the parent or guardian who allowed it.
Violations & Fines
A minor's own curfew violation, and a parent's knowing failure to prevent it, are separate offenses under § 22-43. A first arrest under § 22-43 sends the minor home to a parent under § 22-44 with written notice; a second arrest triggers a juvenile-court petition against the minor and a warrant sought against the parent or guardian under § 22-45.
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