Troy, MI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-12 curfew
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Ages 12-15 curfew
- midnight to 6 a.m.
- Exempt
- when with parent, guardian, or adult family member
- Work exception
- Police Chief permit, max 30 days
- Enforcement
- referral to Oakland County Juvenile Court
- Amusement operators
- barred from admitting curfew violators
Summary
Troy bars minors under 12 from unsupervised public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and minors under 16 between midnight and 6 a.m., unless with a parent or guardian. Chapter 91 exempts minors coming from school dances, religious youth events, errands, or legal jobs, provided they can prove it.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of twelve (12) years to loiter, wander, stroll, play or idle in or upon public streets, highways, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public places, places of amusement or entertainment, vacant lots or public unsupervised places in the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day: and it shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of sixteen (16) to loiter, wander, stroll, play or idle in or upon the public streets, highways, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public places, places of amusement or entertainment, vacant lots or public unsupervised places in the City between the hours of 12:00 o'clock midnight and 6:00 o'clock a.m. of the following day, unless such minors are accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian, or adult member of the family.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 91 of the Troy City Code, "Curfew," makes it "unlawful for any minor under the age of twelve (12) years to loiter, wander, stroll, play or idle in or upon public streets, highways, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public places, places of amusement or entertainment, vacant lots or public unsupervised places in the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m." A second curfew covers minors under 16, running from midnight to 6:00 a.m., under the same "loiter, wander, stroll, play or idle" language.
Both curfews lift when the minor is "accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or legal custodian, or adult member of the family." The chapter also lists specific carve-outs: minors returning home from a school or parochial dance, a religious organization's festival or bazaar, or a youth-group event held under a special City Council permit; minors running an errand or duty their parent or guardian directed; and minors whose legal employment requires them on the street during curfew hours, provided they can furnish "satisfactory proof of the errand, duty or legal employment." Section 9.63 separately makes it unlawful for an amusement-place operator to let a minor stay past curfew hours unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The Police Chief can also issue a written permit, valid no more than 30 days, letting a specific under-16 minor stay out past midnight for lawful employment or business, on written parental application and "good cause shown."
Violations & Fines
A minor under 16 caught violating Chapter 91's curfew is treated as "a delinquent or neglected child" and can be referred to the Oakland County Juvenile Court by any police officer or other person aware of the violation; the court then handles the case "as provided by law" rather than through a standard city fine.
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