Springfield, OR Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Springfield Municipal Code Section 5.116, part of Article IV (Minors) in Chapter 5 Public Protection, sets the same midnight-to-4:00-a.m. curfew found in many Lane County cities but is enforced independently by the Springfield Police Department, not Eugene police or the Lane County Sheriff. The ordinance covers three overlapping public spaces: streets and highways, parks, and alleys, and applies to anyone under 18 unless one of three exceptions applies. The first exception lets a minor be out with a parent, guardian, or another adult 18 or older who has legal authority over the minor.

The second covers a minor engaged in a lawful pursuit or activity which requires the presence of the minor during curfew hours, for example returning from a late work shift. The third exempts minors emancipated under ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558. Subsection (2) makes it a separate offense for a parent or guardian to knowingly allow the minor to be out during those hours without an exception applying, so both the minor and the adult responsible can be cited. Subsection (3) authorizes an officer to take a violating minor into protective custody under ORS 419C.080, 419C.085 and 419C.088, with further proceedings under ORS chapter 419, meaning a curfew stop can route a juvenile into the Lane County Juvenile Court system rather than municipal court.

Violations of subsections (1) through (3) are all punishable as a violation carrying a fine of up to $720 under SMC Section 1.205, the general penalty schedule the code cross-references throughout Chapter 5. The section was last amended by Ordinance No. 6169, enacted May 15, 2006.