Kenosha, WI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

m. cutoff applies. The ordinance exempts minors who are accompanied by the adult who has legal custody of them, who are running an errand or performing a duty the custodial adult directed, or whose job requires them to be out during those hours. A person with legal custody who lacks a reasonable necessity for letting the minor be out during curfew hours is separately liable for permitting the violation. from a function run by a public or parochial school or a charitable or religious organization are exempt, but only if that organization registered the function with the Kenosha Police Department through a responsible officer at least two weeks beforehand, provided each attending minor with identification proving attendance, and scheduled the event on a night not followed by a school day; no organization may register more than five such events in a calendar year.

The ordinance also protects minors exercising First Amendment rights, such as speech, religious exercise or assembly. Before issuing a citation, a peace officer must give the minor a chance to explain their presence unless flight or other circumstances make that impracticable, and no citation issues unless the officer reasonably believes an offense occurred and no exception applies.