What is INDIANA'S CURFEW LAWS:
IC 31-37-3-2: It is a curfew violation for a child fifteen (15), sixteen (16), or seventeen (17) years of age to be in a public place:

1. between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday;

2. after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday; or

3. before 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.


A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a violation of the curfew violation unless the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that: 1. the child has violated the IC 31-37-3-2; and, 2. there is no legal defense to the violation.

IC 31-37-3-3: It is a curfew violation for a child less than fifteen (15) years of age to be in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. on any day. A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a violation of the curfew violation unless the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that: 1. the child has violated IC 31-37-3-3; and, 2. there is no legal defense to the violation.

IC 31-37-3-3.5: Defenses = It is a defense to a violation under this chapter that the child was emancipated under IC 31-37-19-27 or IC 31-6-4-15.7 (before its repeal); by virtue of having married; or in accordance with the laws of another state or jurisdiction; at the time that the child engaged in the prohibited conduct. It is a defense to a violation under this chapter that the child engaged in the prohibited conduct while:

1. accompanied by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;

2. accompanied by an adult specified by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;

3. participating in, going to, or returning from:

A. lawful employment;

B. a school sanctioned activity;

C. a religious event;

D. an emergency involving the protection of a person or property from an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or substantial damage;

E. an activity involving the exercise of the child's rights protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 1, Section 31 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, or both, such a freedom of speech and the right to assembly; or

F. an activity conducted by a nonprofit or governmental entity that provides recreation, education, training, or other care under the supervision of one (1) or more adults;

4. participating in an activity undertaken at the prior written direction of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; or

5. engaged in interstate or international travel from a location outside of Indiana to another location outside of Indiana.