Bowser reinstates juvenile curfew in DC after council let it expire

Published April 16, 2026 2:38pm ET | Updated April 16, 2026 2:38pm ET



Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated a citywide juvenile curfew Thursday through an emergency order, hours after the Washington D.C. Council allowed a law enabling targeted curfew zones to expire. 

The order imposes an 11 p.m. curfew on anyone under 18 from April 16 until May 1, and restores authority for the police chief to designate curfew zones. 

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