Upper Darby, PA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Chapter 269, adopted in 1977 by Ordinance No. m. on Friday and Saturday. "Street" is defined broadly to include the cartway, curbs, sidewalks and grass strips within any public right-of-way, whatever it is called. The ordinance is not a blanket presence ban, though: § 269-5 lists eleven categories of exceptions, covering minors accompanied by a parent or a parent-authorized adult, minors exercising First Amendment rights after filing written notice with the Mayor, minors traveling home within 30 minutes of a school or religious activity whose schedule was filed in advance with police, minors on their own or an adjoining neighbor's sidewalk, minors carrying a police-issued employment card renewed monthly, minors riding in a vehicle with parental consent, and minors covered by a special Mayor's permit or a general regulation the Mayor issues for recurring situations.

Enforcement runs through the Township Police under § 269-7, following the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act and Police Department custody procedures: an officer who finds a minor in apparent violation normally takes the minor to the police station so a parent can be notified and the minor interviewed.