Quincy, MA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew age
- Under 16 years old
- Curfew start
- 9:30 p.m.
- Exceptions
- Adult supervision or written work duty
- Chapter
- Ch. 208, Minors
Summary
Quincy, Massachusetts (Norfolk County) bars children under 16 from loitering on streets, parks, or public ways after 9:30 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian or traveling to or from work.
No child under 16 years of age shall be, loiter or remain upon any street, highway, park or other public way or place in the City after the hour of 9:30 p.m. unless accompanied by, or under the control or care of, a parent, guardian or other adult person, or performing or returning from employment or the performance of some duty, directed in writing by such parent, guardian or other adult person...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4608810; v7 updated 2025-10-06; through 10-06-2025).
Full Breakdown
Quincy Municipal Code § 208-1 says no child under 16 may be, loiter, or remain on any street, highway, park, or other public way or place in the city after 9:30 p.m. unless accompanied by, or under the care of, a parent, guardian, or other adult, or is performing or returning from employment or a duty directed in writing by a parent or guardian. Even while on that duty, the child may not loiter along the way.
Violations & Fines
A child found loitering in public after 9:30 p.m. without an accompanying adult or a documented work/duty exception is in violation of § 208-1; the chapter does not list a specific fine for this section.
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