Gresham Police Remind Families of Curfew for Minors

Remind parents of the old line about "nothing good happens after midnight," the Gresham Police Department doesn't want anyone to forget there is a curfew in effect for minors. It lasts from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m..

The police department says that youth - kids under 18-years-old - are exponentially more likely to get into trouble or find themselves in harm's way the later it gets.

The city wrote the curfew into law. It's found in the Gresham Revised Code 7.40.010.

"No minor may be upon any street, highway, park, trail, open space, alley, or other public place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m."

There are specific allowances for being with a parent or guardian, engaging in a lawful pursuit or activity that requires the youth to be in public during those hours, and youth who have been emancipated by the court. Violating this ordinance can carry a fine up to $1,000.