Roseville, MN Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Chapter 504, Curfew for Minors, sets two age tiers in § 504.02. Under subsection (a), a minor under the age of 16 cannot be in a public place within the city from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. every day of the week. Under subsection (b), a minor who is 16 or 17 cannot be in a public place from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m. every day of the week. Section 504.01 defines a minor as any unemancipated person under 18 and a public place as any public street, highway, roadway, park, public recreation, entertainment or civic facility or other place open to the public within the city.

The duty also falls on adults. Subsection (c) makes it unlawful for a parent or authorized adult to knowingly, or by inefficient control, permit a minor to be in a public place during curfew hours, and knowledge includes what the adult should reasonably be expected to know about the minor's whereabouts. An authorized adult is a person at least 18 years old whom a parent has authorized to take the parent's place for a designated period. Subsection (d) reaches any person operating or in charge of a place of amusement or refreshment open to the public who knowingly permits a minor to remain there during prohibited hours.

Section 504.03(a) lists twelve exceptions, including a minor accompanied by a parent or authorized adult, an emergency errand, a necessary errand with signed written parental permission, lawful business or occupation, travel between home and work within 45 minutes before or after a legal job, interstate travel, First Amendment activity, married or court-emancipated minors, homeless minors, time on the boulevard or sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or a neighbor's who has not complained, and supervised school, religious, recreational or public activities with written parental permission. An establishment has a defense under § 504.03(b) if the owner, operator or employee promptly notified the police department that a minor was present and refused to leave. Section 504.04 requires a police officer to ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in a public place, and bars a citation or arrest unless the officer reasonably believes no § 504.03 defense is present.