Novi, MI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-15 curfew
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Under-17 curfew
- Midnight to 6 a.m.
- Adult first offense
- $25 fine or 10 days jail
- Adult second offense
- $100 fine or 90 days jail
- Minor's case handled
- Juvenile court procedure
Summary
Novi sets two curfews for minors: under-15s may not loiter or idle in any public place between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and under-17s face the same restriction from midnight to 6 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent, a parent-delegated adult, or out on an emergency errand. Parents and guardians who knowingly let a minor violate curfew face a misdemeanor, and anyone 17 or older who helps a minor break curfew is also guilty of a misdemeanor.
No minor under the age of fifteen (15) years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public grounds, street, highway, public place or buildings, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian ... No minor under the age of seventeen (17) years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public grounds, street, highway, public place or building, places of amusement, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian ... (a)Any minor violating the provisions of sections 22-231 or 22-232 shall be dealt with in accordance with juvenile court law and procedure. Any parent, guardian or other adult having the care and custody of a minor violating section 22-233 and any person of seventeen (17) years or over violating section 22-234 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof as a first offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding ten (10) days, or upon conviction as a second offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
Full Breakdown
Division 2 of Chapter 22 splits the curfew by age. Sec. 22-231 bars any minor under 15 from loitering, idling, or congregating in or on public grounds, streets, highways, public places, or buildings between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, an adult the parent delegated, or the minor is on an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by a parent, guardian, or custodian. Sec. 22-232 extends the restricted-place list for minors under 17, adding places of amusement and unsupervised vacant lots, but narrows the curfew window to midnight through 6 a.m., with the same accompaniment and errand exceptions.
Sec. 22-233 puts enforcement responsibility on the parent, guardian, or custodial adult, who is presumed, until shown otherwise, to know of a violation once one occurs. Sec. 22-234 separately makes it unlawful for anyone 17 or older to assist, aid, abet, permit, or encourage a minor under 17 to break curfew. Sec. 22-235 sets the penalties: a violating minor is handled under juvenile court law and procedure rather than the adult penalty scale, while a parent, guardian, or custodial adult convicted under Sec. 22-233, or an adult convicted under Sec.
22-234, faces a misdemeanor with a $25 fine or up to 10 days in jail for a first offense, rising to a $100 fine or up to 90 days in jail for a second offense, with each violation of Secs. 22-231 through 22-234 charged as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
A minor caught violating curfew goes through juvenile court rather than a fine schedule under Sec. 22-235(a). An adult responsible for the minor, or anyone 17-plus who helps a minor break curfew, is guilty of a misdemeanor: up to a $25 fine or 10 days in jail for a first offense, and up to a $100 fine or 90 days in jail for a second offense, with every separate incident charged individually.
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