Peoria, AZ Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Ages 16-17 curfew
- midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Under 16 curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Adult violation penalty
- class one misdemeanor
- Exemption
- emergency errands for a parent
- State law reference
- A.R.S. Section 8-241
Summary
Peoria bars minors ages sixteen and seventeen from public streets, alleys or other public places between midnight and 5:00 a.m., and bars anyone under sixteen from the same places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or guardian or heading home from work or a supervised function.
Sec. 13-71. Curfew. (a) It is unlawful for any person sixteen (16) years of age and under eighteen (18) years of age to remain upon, go or be upon any public street, alley or other public place of the City between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day unless such person is accompanied by a parent, guardian or some other person above the age of eighteen (18) years having legal custody of the minor or is en route directly home from the minor's place of employment or an authorized function sponsored by a church, educational institution, civic organization or social organization or similar supervised activity. (b) It is unlawful for any person UNDER the age of sixteen (16) years to remain upon, go or be upon any public street, alley or other public place of the City between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
, absent an adult with legal custody, or unless the minor is heading directly home from work or from a function sponsored by a church, school, civic or social organization. , for anyone under sixteen, under the same exceptions. Subsection (c) separately makes it unlawful for the parent, guardian or custodian to allow the minor to violate curfew, and subsection (e) imposes an affirmative duty on parents and guardians to keep their minor off public streets during curfew hours. Subsection (d) exempts a minor sent on an emergency errand by a parent or guardian.
Under subsection (f), a Peoria police officer may detain a minor for the limited purpose of notifying the parent or guardian that the minor was picked up for a curfew violation. The section cites Arizona Revised Statutes Section 8-241 as its state law reference for juvenile curfew authority.
Violations & Fines
Only a person over eighteen convicted of violating Section 13-71, such as a parent, guardian or other adult with custody who lets a minor break curfew, is guilty of a class one misdemeanor under subsection (g). The ordinance does not itself criminalize the minor; a detained minor is released once the responsible adult is notified of the violation.
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