CURFEW FOR CHILDREN

MCL ch. 722, subtit. Act 41 of 1960

in effect

MCL 722.751 Curfew for children under 12 years old.

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 on any 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. 1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960

MCL 722.752 Curfew for minors under age 16.

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 on 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 or guardian, or an adult delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the minor, or where the minor is upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by his parent or guardian. 1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1972, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972

MCL 722.753 Aiding underage children to violate law; misdemeanor.

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 sections 1 and 2 hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960

MCL 722.754 Local regulation as to curfew.

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 by ordinance a curfew of minors. 1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/Chapter%20722.xmlFetched: 10/20/2026