Union City, NJ Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Juvenile curfew in Hudson County operates under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.52 authority which empowers municipalities to enact curfew ordinances for minors. Jersey City Code Chapter 145 (Curfew) prohibits minors under 18 from being in public places between 11 PM and 6 AM Sunday through Thursday (school nights) and 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM Friday and Saturday. Hoboken Code §78 imposes a similar schedule for minors under 17. Bayonne's curfew applies to minors under 18. Exceptions uniformly include: accompaniment by a parent or legal guardian, travel to/from employment with documentation, attendance at a supervised school/religious/civic event, bona fide emergency, and interstate travel through the jurisdiction. Some Hudson municipalities also implement daytime curfews during school hours to enforce truancy. Enforcement is typically by police officer with first-offense warning and parental notification, escalating to citations. Parents may be held responsible under 'parental responsibility' provisions for repeat violations. NJ juvenile matters fall under Family Court per N.J.S.A. 2A:4A (Juvenile Justice Code) rather than adult criminal court.