Weber County, UT Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Chapter 30-6, Article 30-6-I (Nighttime Curfew) of the Weber County Code sets two curfew tiers for the unincorporated area. Section 30-6-2(a) makes it unlawful for any minor under 16 to loiter or remain in any public place between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Section 30-6-2(b) sets a later cutoff for older teens: minors 16 and older may not loiter or remain in a public place between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Section 30-6-2(c) extends liability to any parent, guardian or other person with legal custody who knowingly allows the minor to violate the curfew. 'Public place' is defined broadly in Section 30-6-1 to include streets, sidewalks, parks, parking lots and the outdoor common areas of businesses, and 'loiter' means to idle, linger, wander, stroll, walk, drive or ride aimlessly about.

Section 30-6-3 lists eight exemptions: emancipated 14-year-olds, minors accompanied by a parent or custodial adult, minors in a vehicle on interstate travel, minors on a direct parental errand, minors responding to an emergency, minors on the sidewalk abutting their own or an adjacent residence, minors going directly to or from lawful employment, and minors going directly to or from a school, religious, or sponsored recreational event. Section 30-6-4 requires an officer to ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being out before taking enforcement action, and bars enforcement unless the officer has probable cause that no Section 30-6-3 exemption applies. The article, adopted by Ordinance No. 96-37 on October 23, 1996, recodifies former Code of 1985 Section 21-7-1.