Curfew In Hackettstown Over Halloween Weekend If Under 18

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — The Hackettstown Police Department has announced “Halloween Curfew Hours” in effect in town over the weekend.

Each day throughout the upcoming weekend until Sunday, if a “juvenile” - anyone younger than 18 - is out in Hackettstown’s “public places,” without a parent or guardian after 10 p.m. on Friday and before 6 a.m. Saturday; and then on Saturday between 10 p.m. and into 6 a.m. on Sunday, they may be in violation of the town’s curfew, according to the Hackettstown Police Department.

A public place, the police department reports, could include the town's public streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, parks, recreational areas, in parking lots or in or near any public buildings.

The only exceptions would be if a person under 18 is traveling to or from work, dealing with a medical emergency in any capacity or is traveling from a religious or extracurricular school activity and that they’d participated in.

Parents or guardians are responsible to prevent the children under 18 in their care from violating the curfew, Hackettstown Police says.

Any person under 18 who is charged with violating the curfew, according to the police department, may be fined up to $1,000 and may be imposed community service time for 90 days, with parents or guardians potentially sharing the community service time in some cases.

See more information about Hackettstown's Halloween curfew here.

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