D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order Friday reestablishing the citywide juvenile curfew and letting the Metropolitan Police Department declare curfew zones.
The curfew for anyone under age 18 went into effect at 11 p.m. Friday and lasted until 6 a.m. Saturday.
The order will remain in effect each night through June 27, according to Ms. Bowser’s social media post.
The mayor’s previous order establishing curfews ran from May 22 through June 6. She has been using the limited-time executive orders to bridge the gap between the expiration of the Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 on April 15 and new legislation passed by the D.C. Council for curfews starting July 16.
In her latest order, Ms. Bowser excoriated the D.C. Council for failing to extend the emergency act from 2025, arguing that it encouraged federal involvement in city affairs.
“The Council’s inaction on extending the Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, coupled with high-visibility unruly and violent acts by youth, has energized federal law enforcement and prosecutors. It is preferable to forestall the large gatherings in the first place and to rely on locally grounded remedies, rather than have the federal government step in visibly and forcefully,” Ms. Bowser said in her executive order.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro previously said she wants to fine the parents of children who violate the city’s general curfew or curfew zones.
Ms. Pirro lamented Friday on X that she can’t charge three recently arrested suspects in the fight among youths at a Navy Yard Chipotle “because the DC Council won’t lower the age of accountability.”
Ms. Bowser also brought up the restaurant’s fray, writing that “footage of unruly groups of youth, such as the individuals dressed in black wearing masks while fighting and hurling chairs at Chipotle, harm the District’s reputation … and deter some visitors and residents from coming out and enjoying all the District has to offer.”
After being empowered by Ms. Bowser’s order, the Metropolitan Police Department issued its juvenile curfew zone Friday for Navy Yard.
MPD announces the establishment of a juvenile curfew zone in Navy Yard beginning Friday, June 12, at 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2026.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 12, 2026
Read more: https://t.co/B0G8MlFj2i
Learn more about curfew enforcement here: https://t.co/3PKrRxcq63 pic.twitter.com/h13G0U3ceN
Juveniles 17 and under can’t gather within the bounds of the zone in groups of nine or more unless they’re engaged in some form of exempted activity or accompanied by a parent, guardian or event organizers responsible for transporting them.
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