Prescott Valley, AZ Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under sixteen (16)
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. of the following day
- Sixteen (16) and seventeen
- 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Who is a minor
- Any person under eighteen (18) years of age
- Minor's penalty
- Class 1 misdemeanor; incorrigible offense
- Parent permitting violation
- Petty offense
- Enforcement step
- Officer must first ask age and reason for being out
Summary
In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a minor under sixteen (16) cannot be away from home between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and a minor sixteen (16) or older and under eighteen (18) cannot be out between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Town Code § 10-01-060 also makes parents answerable and lists defenses for work, emergencies and accompanied minors.
A. Curfew Hours for Minors. ... 2. Offenses. a. It is unlawful for any minor under the age of sixteen (16) years to be in, about, or upon any place in the Town away from the property where the minor resides, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day. b. It is unlawful for any minor sixteen (16) years of age or older and under the age of eighteen (18) years, to be in, about, or upon any place in the Town away from the property where the minor resides, between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. ... C. Penalties. 1. Any person who violates Subparagraphs 10-01-060(A)(2)(a), 10-01-060(A)(2)(b) or 10-01-060(A)(2)(d) is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This offense is designated as an incorrigible offense for minors under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court.
Full Breakdown
Town Code § 10-01-060 sets two curfews for minors in the Town of Prescott Valley, and a minor is any person under eighteen (18) years of age. A minor under sixteen (16) cannot be in, about, or upon any place in the Town away from the property where the minor resides between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day. A minor sixteen (16) years of age or older and under eighteen (18) is covered between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
The code reaches adults too. A parent, guardian or other person having supervisorial custody cannot knowingly permit a violation or, by insufficient control, allow one. Lack of actual knowledge is no defense if the adult, in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence, should have known. A parent or guardian must also take custody of the minor after a law enforcement officer who arrests the minor makes a demand.
The defenses are specific. The minor was accompanied by a parent, guardian or adult having supervisorial custody; in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel with prior permission; in an employment activity or going to or returning home from one by the most direct route without a detour or stop; on an emergency errand; specifically directed to the location by a parent or guardian on reasonable, legitimate business or another activity; engaged in a reasonable and legitimate exercise of First Amendment rights with prior permission; married and sixteen (16) or over, or in the military; or on the sidewalk abutting the residence or on the next door neighbor's property with the neighbor's consent.
Before any citation or arrest, a police officer must attempt to ascertain the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the place, and cannot act unless the officer reasonably believes an offense occurred and no defense is probably present. An officer who arrests a minor can demand that a parent or guardian come take custody, take the minor to a designated location where arrangements can be made, or take the minor home if no one takes custody.
Violations & Fines
A person who violates the under-sixteen curfew, the sixteen-and-seventeen curfew, or the duty to take custody after an officer's demand is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the offense is designated as an incorrigible offense for minors under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court. A parent, guardian or custodian who knowingly permits or, by insufficient control, allows a violation is guilty of a petty offense. Each violation of the offense provisions is a separate offense.
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