Kent, WA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily
- Covered ages
- Any person under 18 (juvenile)
- First violation
- Verbal or written warning only
- Second violation penalty
- $100 civil penalty
- Third+ violation penalty
- $250 civil penalty
Summary
Juveniles under 18 may not remain in any public place in Kent between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Kent City Code 9.09.030. A first violation draws a warning, but the second and third within a year escalate to $100 and $250 civil penalties.
9.09.030 Juvenile curfew. Except as set forth in KCC 9.09.050, it shall be a civil infraction for any juvenile to remain in any public place within the city during curfew hours. ... Curfew hours mean 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. daily. ... 9.09.070 Violations and penalties. A. It shall be a civil infraction to commit a violation of KCC 9.09.030 or 9.09.040. ... B. A person found to have committed a civil infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty as follows: 1. The first violation shall be subject to a verbal or written warning. 2. The second violation within a one (1) year period shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100). 3. The third or subsequent violation within a one (1) year period shall be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4542, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
daily. 050 allow, which include being accompanied by a parent or guardian, running an errand at a parent's direction without detour, traveling to or from work or a supervised activity, exercising First Amendment rights, and being married or otherwise emancipated. 040 separately makes it a civil infraction for a parent or guardian to knowingly aid or abet a juvenile's curfew violation. 070 grades the penalty by how many violations occur within a rolling one-year period: the first violation draws only a verbal or written warning, the second draws a $100 civil penalty, and the third or any subsequent violation within that year draws a $250 civil penalty.
060, to transport the juvenile home, to a parent's workplace, or in narrower circumstances to a crisis residential center or the Department of Social and Health Services. 070(A).
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation is a civil infraction, not a crime, graded by frequency within a rolling one-year period: a first violation draws only a warning, a second draws a $100 civil penalty, and a third or later violation draws a $250 civil penalty under KCC 9.09.070(B). A parent who knowingly aids or abets a juvenile's violation faces the same infraction under KCC 9.09.040.
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