Curfew Laws in Iowa (2026)

10 rules on the books across Iowa, 6 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Juvenile Curfew

Hours when minors must be off public streets, including age thresholds, exceptions for work and school activities, and penalties for parents.

Cedar Rapids Municipal Code § 62.28 bars anyone under 16 from being in a public place or business between 11:00 p.m…

Iowa City sets tiered nighttime curfew hours by age: 10 PM for minors 13 and under, 11 PM for ages 14 to 15, and…

Sioux City bars minors from public places and rights-of-way at night on a sliding scale by age: 10 p.m. for under-14s…

Davenport bars minors under 18 from public places 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights, and midnight to 5…

When public parks close for the night and reopen, including rules for trails, sports fields, and playground areas.

Des Moines parks and municipal golf courses close to the public from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. daily. The parks and…

Cedar Rapids closes its public parks at 10 p.m. sharp: the municipal park rules require everyone to leave the grounds…

Davenport parks are open to the public from sunrise to one-half hour past sunset; presence or parking outside those…

City parks in Iowa City close from dusk, defined as 30 minutes after sunset, until dawn, 30 minutes before sunrise…

Polk County Conservation parks are open 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. in summer and sunrise to sunset in winter. All visitors…

Sioux City parks and trail areas close to the public between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., with a later 11 p.m. curfew at several…