Springfield, IL Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 131.02
- Age covered
- Under 17 years old
- Weeknight hours
- 11 p.m. Sun-Thu to 6 a.m.
- Weekend hours
- 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Sat/Sun
- Fine range
- $25 to $500, reducible 25% via community service
Summary
Springfield bars anyone under 17 from public places overnight: after midnight on weekends and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, unless with a parent or an approved adult companion. Violations bring a fine reducible through community service.
(a)No person less than 17 years of age shall be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street, or highway at the following times unless accompanied and supervised by a parent, legal guardian, or other responsible companion at least 18 years of age approved by a parent or legal guardian or unless engaged in a business or occupation which the laws of the state or this Code or other ordinances of the city authorize a person less than 17 years of age to perform:(1)Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;(2)Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday; and(3)Between 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day.(b)No parent, legal guardian, or other person shall knowingly permit a person in his custody or control to violate this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 82).
Full Breakdown
m. the following day. During those hours a minor cannot be present at any public assembly, building, place, street, or highway unless accompanied and supervised by a parent, legal guardian, or another responsible companion at least 18 years old who has been approved by a parent or guardian. The ordinance also carves out an exception for minors engaged in a business or occupation that state law, the city code, or another city ordinance authorizes someone under 17 to perform, covering working teens on a legitimate job.
The curfew is enforced against both the minor and any adult who knowingly lets a minor in their custody violate it: subsection (b) makes it unlawful for a parent, guardian, or other person to knowingly permit that violation. 02 fine to be reduced by up to 25% if the offender completes eight to 40 hours of approved public or community service, giving first-time juvenile offenders a mitigation path through the court rather than a flat fine.
Violations & Fines
Violating the curfew or knowingly permitting a minor to violate it is punishable by a fine within the chapter's $25 to $500 range under section 131.999, which can be reduced by up to 25% if the court approves eight to 40 hours of public or community service in lieu of part of the fine.
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