Layton, UT Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- LMC § 9.24.010
- Curfew hours
- Midnight to 5:00 a.m., under 18
- Parent liability
- Unlawful to permit minor's violation
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor
- Exceptions
- Work, school, supervised adult, emergency
Summary
Layton bars anyone under eighteen from public sidewalks, streets, alleys or public places between midnight and 5:00 a.m. under LMC Section 9.24.010, with exceptions for supervised, work, school, or emergency travel. Parents who knowingly let a minor violate curfew are also liable, and any violation is a class B misdemeanor.
Curfew for minors under eighteen (18). Except as provided in Subsection (3) below, it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to be in or upon any sidewalk, street, alley, or public place between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. on any day. Parents and guardians. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other person having legal care and custody of any minor, to allow or permit or suffer any such minor to go or be in or upon any of the sidewalks, streets, alleys, or public places in Layton City within the times provided.
Full Breakdown
" Subsection (2) extends liability to parents and guardians, making it unlawful for them "to allow or permit or suffer" a minor in their care to be in those public places during curfew hours. Subsection (3) lists five exceptions: being accompanied by an adult with care and custody of the minor; attending or directly returning from a school or church function; attending or directly returning from lawful entertainment, amusement, or commercial activity; running an emergency errand or specific activity directed by a parent or guardian; or engaged in legitimate employment requiring presence during those hours.
without a parent or adult custodian present, unless the minor is lawfully employed there. Subsection (5) makes it unlawful to assist, aid, abet or encourage a minor to violate curfew, or to entice a minor away from a parent's or guardian's custody without consent. Subsection (6) sets the penalty: any violation of the ordinance is a class B misdemeanor. 015 separately restricts school-age minors from loitering in public during school hours.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of Section 9.24.010, whether by the minor, a parent or guardian who permits it, a business that lets an unaccompanied minor remain past midnight, or an adult who helps a minor evade curfew, is a class B misdemeanor. Each of subsections (1) through (5) states a separate unlawful act, so a parent and their minor child can each be charged independently for the same nighttime incident.
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