Oregon, OH Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

, Sunday through Saturday. Exceptions cover a minor accompanied by a parent, guardian or custodian, one running an errand or duty those adults directed, or one whose employment or other legitimate activity requires being out during those hours. Subsection (c) makes it a separate violation for a parent, guardian or custodian to knowingly allow or, through inefficient control, permit a minor in their legal care to be out during curfew hours without reasonable necessity, subject to the same accompaniment and errand exceptions. Subsection (d) reaches the other side of the equation: any person, firm or corporation operating a public place, defined broadly to include stores, restaurants, taverns, bowling alleys, theaters and shopping centers, may not knowingly permit minors under eighteen on the premises during curfew hours, though minors may still engage in legitimate recreational, cultural or refreshment activity inside a building with parental permission and no objection from management.

Organizations hosting a late-running function, such as a church, school or club event, can register in advance with the Chief of Police to exempt attending minors, provided those minors are home within a half hour after the function ends. Minors who violate the section go through Juvenile Court, while a parent, guardian or adult custodian, once previously notified, and any business operator who violates subsection (d), each face a fine of not more than $150 per offense. Council committed to review the ordinance within six months of adoption and periodically thereafter.