Dayton Police Remind Minors of Overnight Curfew
Dayton police are reminding minors under 18 of the city's curfew law, enforcing restrictions on public presence unaccompanied by a parent or guardian between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., with potential misdemeanor charges for violations.
Dayton, OH, October 15, 2026 —
Dayton police are reminding people under 18 that the city’s curfew restricts their presence in public without a parent or guardian between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Violations may result in misdemeanor charges, according to the information provided.
The reminder concerns minors who are unaccompanied during the specified overnight hours. The summary of the announcement does not provide further details about how the restriction is enforced or what circumstances, if any, are exempt from it.
It also does not state when police issued the reminder, identify a spokesperson, or include a direct statement from the department. No specific penalty beyond the possibility of misdemeanor charges is provided, and the information does not describe how a charge would be handled.
The stated curfew hours are 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The restriction, as described, applies to minors under 18 who are in public without a parent or guardian during that period. Further details about the law or the department’s enforcement plans were not included in the information available.
Story summarized from the original created by Noelle Horn, WHIO.com on www.whio.com, see more information here.
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