Stamford, CT Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew age
- Under 15
- Curfew starts
- 9:00 p.m.
- Exception
- Accompanied by parent/guardian
- Adopted
- 1972 Code, amended through 1981
Summary
Stamford bars children under 15 from loitering on streets, in theaters, or in other public places after 9:00 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult given custody.
It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of fifteen (15) years to loiter on the streets or in any theater or other public place in the city after 9:00 p.m. unless such child is accompanied by its parent or guardian or other adult person into whose care and custody such child has been committed by its parent or guardian.B.It shall be unlawful for any parent or other person having control of any minor to compel or permit such minor to violate the provisions of this section. Footnotes: --- (2) --- Amended 11-10-80 by Ord. No. 434; 1-12-81 by Ord. No. 437; 8-3-81 by Ord. No. 460.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
It is unlawful for any child under the age of 15 to loiter on the streets or in any theater or other public place in the city after 9:00 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or another adult to whose care and custody the child has been committed. Parents or other persons with control over a minor may not compel or permit the minor to violate this restriction.
Violations & Fines
A parent or other person with control over a minor who compels or permits the minor to violate the curfew is separately liable under Sec. 106-1(B); the chapter does not print a dollar fine in this section.
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