Curfew Laws in New Jersey (2026)

Brick Township bars anyone under 17 from public streets and places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., with a tighter 8 p.m…

Irvington bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or remaining in any public place between 11:00 p.m. and 5:30…

Long Branch's Chapter 150 lets the Mayor, or the Chief Administrative Officer in the Mayor's absence, declare a curfew…

Newark bars anyone under 18 from being out in public, or more than 100 yards from home, between 11:00 p.m. and 5:30…

Passaic bars minors under 18 from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between…

Trenton bars anyone under 18 from being in a public place after 11:59 p.m. in summer and after 9:59 p.m. the rest of…

Woodbridge bars anyone 16 or younger from public places between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under § 3-24.3, with…

Elizabeth bars juveniles under 18 from being on any public street between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied…

Freehold Township's curfew is not a year-round rule: it applies only during the five-day Halloween period, October 28…

Jersey City bars anyone under 17 from being in a public place between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, bars parents and guardians from letting a child under 17 be out on public…

Essex County parks are open to the public from dawn until 10:00 p.m., with several reservations closing at dusk. No…

Long Branch bars anyone from entering park property or using park facilities and equipment from dusk until 8:30 a.m…

Atlantic County parks open at 7:30 a.m. and close a half hour after sunset under § 97-8, when every visitor must exit…

Bergen County parks close at night: Article VI of the Parks System Rules sets a sunrise-to-sunset schedule, opening 30…

Bergenfield bars anyone from remaining in a playground between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., or in a park between 11 p.m. and 7…

Brick Township closes its public parks from dusk to dawn; entering or staying in a park outside daylight hours without…

Burlington County Parks System properties open around 7:00 AM and close about one-half hour after sunset (Mount Holly…

Camden County parks are closed to loitering and parking between 10 PM and 6 AM, so this is a genuine county rule. One…

Cherry Hill Township parks, playgrounds and recreation areas open at dawn and close at dusk, except lighted facilities…

Clifton prohibits leaving any motor vehicle parked in a City park from half an hour after sunset until sunrise. The…

Edison Township parks are open sunrise to sunset only; being present after closing is unlawful unless you're Township…

Galloway parks are open only during posted hours (generally dawn to dusk), and a separate youth curfew makes it…

Gloucester County parks stay open daily during daylight hours only, except Christmas and New Year's Day, under Section…

All Hackensack public parks open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. year-round under § 117-7, adopted in 1977 and…

Hamilton Township parks stay open every day of the year during posted hours, but no one may remain after dusk or linger…

Irvington closes its parks overnight on a seasonal schedule set by Township Code § 428-15: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from…

Jersey City parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under § 239-15(A), and § 239-15(C) prohibits "all…

Lakewood Township parks stay open every day but only during hours posted at each individual park, set by resolution of…

Linden closes its public parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities to the public at 9:00 p.m. under City Code §…

Every park and recreation area run by the Mercer County Park Commission operates on a fixed sunrise-to-sunset schedule…

Morris County Park Commission parks close at sunset unless otherwise posted, and all visitors must leave by closing…

Newark closes its parks to the public before daybreak and after 9:00 p.m. under Section 20:20-1l, with the Department…

Passaic closes its public parks overnight: nobody may remain in or enter a city park between sunset and 6:00 a.m. under…

Passaic County parks open daily from sunrise until sunset under Article II, Section 11 of the Park Property Ordinance…

Paterson closes every public park from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Loitering after hours draws a flat $50 fine, with narrow…

The Village of Ridgewood's seasonal skate park next to the Lester Stable on North Maple Avenue is open only from…

Somerset County parks open one half-hour before sunrise and close one half-hour after sunset, both measured by the U.S…

Trenton closes all city parks and recreation areas to the public from sunset until 7:00 a.m. daily, barring any use…

Woodbridge Township closes every park at sunset and reopens at sunrise under the Parks Department's rules. Anyone still…