Littleton, CO Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Weeknight curfew
- 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM
- Weekend curfew
- Midnight to 5:00 AM Fri/Sat
- Covers
- Minors under 18 in public places
- Parent liability
- Knowingly allowing violation is a crime
- Max fine
- $2,650 for adult or minor
- Adult jail exposure
- Up to 364 days
- Citation
- Littleton City Code § 6-4-181
Summary
Littleton bars minors under 18 from loitering on streets, alleys or other public places after 11 p.m. on weeknights and after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, until 5 a.m. A parent or guardian who knowingly lets a minor break curfew commits the same violation.
A. It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter upon any street, alley or other public place after the hour of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M., or prior to the hour of five o'clock (5:00) A.M.; provided that, on Friday and Saturday nights, the curfew hour shall be extended to the hour of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight. ... ... B. It is unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other adult having care or custody of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to knowingly allow or permit any such minor to violate subsection (A) of this section. "Knowingly" includes knowledge which such adult should be reasonably expected to have concerning the whereabouts of the minor in that adult's custody.
Full Breakdown
Littleton City Code title 6, chapter 4 groups curfew with the city's other offenses pertaining to minors: selling to minors, graffiti tools and tobacco. m. Sunday through Thursday; the code pushes that start time back to midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Three affirmative defenses apply: the minor is with a parent, guardian or other adult at least 21 who has permission to have custody of the minor; the minor is heading straight home from a previously scheduled, parent-consented adult-supervised activity or a job; or the minor is legally emancipated.
Subsection (B) reaches the adults: a parent, guardian or other custodian who knowingly lets a minor break curfew is guilty of the same violation. The code defines "knowingly" broadly, covering whatever whereabouts information a reasonable custodian should have had, so claimed indifference is not a defense. The one way out is a missing-person report filed with police before the curfew violation happens. Both offenses trace to Ordinance 14, Series of 2012, and neither section sets its own fine, so Littleton's citywide general penalty at Code section 1-4-1 controls sentencing for both the minor and the adult.
Violations & Fines
There's no standalone fine written into section 6-4-181, so the citywide general penalty at Code section 1-4-1 governs. An adult convicted of allowing a curfew violation faces a fine up to $2,650, up to 364 days in jail, up to a year of probation, or a combination. A minor convicted of violating curfew cannot be jailed: section 1-4-1 caps a minor's punishment at a $2,650 fine, probation up to a year, or both. Each night a violation occurs counts as a separate offense.
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