Juveniles Aren't Allowed At National Harbor Without An Adult Friday, Saturday Nights

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Starting Feb. 14, a special curfew zone is in place that bans juveniles from visiting National Harbor without an adult on Friday and Saturday nights.

The special curfew zone was requested by residents and businesses due to the increasing number of unaccompanied youth present at National Harbor, police said.

From 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, no unaccompanied minor is allowed to be at National Harbor, according to Prince George's County Police. If they are found at National Harbor during that timeframe, parents/guardians can be fined up to $250 plus fees.

Minors are allowed to be at National Harbor only if they are:

• Accompanied by a parent or guardian
• Accompanied by a person over the age of 21 who is authorized by a parent or guardian
• On the sidewalk in front of where the juvenile lives or at the residence of a next-door neighbor, if the neighbor did not complain to the police
• Returning home, by a direct route from a school activity, or an activity of a religious or other association or place of employment

Last spring county officials instituted a similar ban on teens alone at the venue after multiple fights, shoplifting and an unruly gathering of nearly 800 teens on Senior Skip Day.

The Prince George’s County Council passed a bill allowing the county police chief to designate juvenile curfew zones if requested by retail and commercial property owners.