Parker, CO Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- Midnight to 5:00 a.m., every day
- Applies to
- Minors under 18 years old
- Offense type
- Civil, not criminal
- Maximum penalty
- $499.00 civil fine, no jail
- Enforcing agency
- Parker Police Department
- Key exception
- Accompanied by parent or guardian
Summary
In the Town of Parker, minors under 18 cannot be on streets, sidewalks, parks or businesses open to the public between midnight and 5:00 a.m. without a parent, guardian or qualifying exception. Town Council enacted the rule at Parker Municipal Code § 8.11.020, enforced by the Parker Police Department as a civil offense.
It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of any minor who has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday to knowingly allow or permit any such minor to be or remain upon any street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, parking lot, alley, vacant lot, park, playground or yard, whether public or private, or any establishment open to the public generally after the hour of 12:00 midnight or before the hour of 5:00 a.m. on any day, except when the minor is: ... (7)Married or an emancipated minor. ... It is unlawful for any minor who has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday to loiter upon any street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, parking lot, alley, vacant lot, park, playground or yard, whether public or private, without the consent or permission of the owner or occupant thereof, or any establishment open to the public generally after the hour of 12:00 midnight or before the hour of 5:00 a.m. on any day, except as approved in Paragraphs (a)(1) through (7) above.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.11.020(a) makes it unlawful for a parent, guardian or other legal custodian to knowingly allow a minor who has not reached age 18 to be or remain on any street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, parking lot, alley, vacant lot, park, playground, yard or public establishment after midnight or before 5:00 a.m. Subsection (c) separately bars the minor from loitering during those same hours. Seven exceptions apply: being accompanied by a parent or guardian; commuting to or from lawful employment within a half hour with a written employer statement; being accompanied by an adult carrying signed parental consent; riding in a vehicle with a parent or adult over 21; interstate travel; school, religious or athletic activities supervised by a parent or adult 21 or older; and being married or emancipated.
Subsection (b) gives an affirmative defense for a minor who was not loitering or who was exercising First Amendment rights such as free speech, religion or assembly. Loitering is defined in Subsection (d) as remaining idle in one location, being dilatory, or standing, sitting, kneeling, sauntering or prowling in a public place, including as a driver or passenger of a parked or moving vehicle. Parker Municipal Code § 8.01.040(1)k classifies a Section 8.11.020 violation as a civil offense rather than a criminal one.
Violations & Fines
A Section 8.11.020 curfew violation is treated as a civil offense under Section 8.01.040(1), punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $499.00 set at the discretion of the Municipal Judge, with no jail sentence available. The Parker Police Department cites the parent, guardian or custodian, or the minor directly for loitering under Subsection (c), and cases are heard in Parker Municipal Court.
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