I have received several requests for information on curfew for children.
The following are State Laws:
Curfew for Children
Act 41, 1960.p.32; Eff. Aug 17
An ACT to regulate the hours that children under the age of 16 years may be in or around the public streets, highways, alleys and parks; and to prescribe penalties for violation of the provisions of this act.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
722.751 Curfew for children under 12 years old.
Sec. 1. No minor under the age of 12 years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or around a public street, highway, alley or park between the hours of 10 o'clock p.m. and 6 o'clock a.m., unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or some adult delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the child.
722.752 Curfew for minors under age 16.
Sec. 2. A minor under the age of 16 years shall not loiter, idle or congregate in or around any public street, highway, alley or park between the hours of 12 midnight and 6 a.m. immediately following, except where the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or an adult delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the minor where the minor is upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by his parents or guardian.
722.753 Aiding underage children to violate law; misdemeanor.
Sec. 3. Any person of the age of 16 years or over assisting, aiding, abetting, allowing, permitting or encouraging any minor under the age of 16 years to violate the provisions of sectins 1 and 2 hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.
722.754 Local regulation as to curfew
Sec. 4. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to limit any powers now or hereafter possessed by law by any township, charter township, city or village to regulate a curfew of minors.