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…

East Orange bars anyone under 17 from being in any public place or business establishment between 11:00 p.m. and 5:30…

In the City of Hoboken, anyone under 18 must be off public streets and public places between 11:59 p.m. and 5:00 a.m…

In Howell Township, § 118-2 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be in any public place between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

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

Jackson Township bars anyone under 17 from public streets and public places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under…

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

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, NJ, a minor under 18 may not be in a public place between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, minors 12 or fewer years of age cannot be on the streets from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, the Juvenile Curfew Act in § 10:8-8 bars anyone under eighteen from public…

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…

The City of Vineland bars minors 13 and under from City streets at 10 p.m. every night, and minors 14 to 17 from 11…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a person under 18 cannot be on a street, alley, sidewalk, public park or…

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…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, it is unlawful for any child under 17 to be on a public street, park, public…

Old Bridge Township imposes a curfew on minors only around Halloween, not year-round. Township Code Section 114-1 bars…

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

City Code Section 13-5e bars sleeping in any Bayonne municipal park between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The Division of…

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…

Bloomfield Township parks open daily at sunrise and close one hour after sundown under § A680-12. Unauthorized people…

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…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-10(A) keeps parks open every day of the year during designated hours, and the opening…

In the City of East Orange, Section 193-6D(1) bars anyone from inhabiting, using, remaining in or occupying any city…

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…

City of Hoboken parks, playgrounds and other public grounds close to loitering, idling and play between 10:00 p.m. and…

In Howell Township, the Township Council's park rules open each park at 8:00 a.m. and close it at dusk, Monday through…

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…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, public parks and recreation facilities close to the public between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00…

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…

City of New Brunswick parks and playgrounds are open daily from sunrise to one hour after sunset and closed to the…

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

Old Bridge Township closes its parks after dark: § 52-3A(16) of the Township Code bars loitering in any park between…

All parks in Parsippany-Troy Hills are officially closed from 30 minutes after sundown to 30 minutes before sunrise…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, every public park, playground and recreation area is closed from 10:00 p.m. to…

Piscataway Township closes every public park, playground, field, rink, court and parking area between dusk and dawn…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, the parks are open from 8:00 a.m. to one-half hour after sunset, Monday through…

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…

In the City of Vineland, Section 507-8 lets the Recreation Commission set and post the opening and closing hours for…

In Wayne Township the Department of Parks and Recreation sets and posts the opening and closing hours of each park, and…

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