Taylor, MI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Taylor City Code § 32-530
- Under 16
- Off public streets 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Under 18
- Off public places midnight to 6:00 a.m.
- Exceptions
- 8 listed, including work, errands, emergencies
- Parent penalty
- $100 to $500 fine, up to 90 days jail
Summary
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, Taylor City Code § 32-530 keeps kids under 16 off public streets between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and bars anyone under 18 from public places between midnight and 6:00 a.m., with exceptions for work, errands, emergencies, and supervised activities.
(a)No child under the age of 16 years shall be permitted or allowed to be upon the public streets or in any public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.(b)No child under the age of 18 years shall be permitted or caused to be upon the public streets or in any public place between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.(c)Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply when the child is: ... (6)On the sidewalk that abuts the minor's or the next door neighbor's residence, if the neighbor has not complained to the police; ... (8)Exercising First Amendment rights, including free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and the right of assembly.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 32-530 traces to Code 1987 § 19-347 and Ord. No. 75-51, §§ 10.10, 10.11 (Feb. 11, 1975), amended by Ord. No. 76-76 (April 27, 1976) and Ord. No. 96-295 (Oct. 15, 1996), with a state law reference to MCL 722.751 et seq. Subsection (c) lists eight exceptions: a minor accompanied by a parent, guardian or an authorized caretaker 21 or older; running an errand without detour at a parent's direction; traveling interstate in a vehicle; going to or from employment without detour; facing an emergency; standing on the sidewalk abutting the minor's or a next-door neighbor's home if that neighbor has not complained to police; attending a supervised school, religious or city-sponsored recreational activity; or exercising First Amendment rights. Sec. 32-534, 'Parental responsibility,' separately requires a parent to know and enforce these same curfew hours and imposes escalating penalties on the parent when the child violates them.
Violations & Fines
Violating the curfew itself falls under the Code's general Sec. 1-13 penalty, up to $500 and 90 days, but Taylor separately punishes a parent under Sec. 32-534(e): a first conviction draws a fine of at least $100, a second draws $100 to $500 plus a mandatory treatment program or up to 30 days in jail, and a third or later conviction draws $200 to $500 plus up to 90 days in jail.
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