Police Department's Frequently Asked Questions

Yes there is. Curfew hours for all children 17 years old and younger are:

11:00 PM until 5:00 AM Sunday through Thursday and;

12:00 AM until 5:00 AM on any Saturday or Sunday morning.

Offenses:

A minor (a child 17 years of age or younger) commits an offense if the minor remains in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City during curfew hours.

A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if the parent or guardian knowingly permits, or by insufficient control, allows the minor to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City during curfew hours.

The owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment commits an offense if the owner, operator, or any employee knowingly allows a minor to remain upon the premises of the establishment during curfew hours.

There are exceptions:

a. If the minor is accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian;

b. Is in a motor vehicle in interstate travel;

c. Is engaged in any employment activity or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;

d. Is involved in an emergency;

e. Is on the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the Police Department about the minor's presence;

f. Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the City of Two Rivers, a civic organization, a religious organization, or other similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor or going to or returning home from, without detour or stop, one of the above mentioned recreational activities.

g. Is exercising first amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution such as free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and the right of assembly; or

h. Is married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with Wisconsin Law.

Pamphlets which explain more detail, including penalties, are available at the Two Rivers Police Department.

You can report incidents such as these to the Two Rivers Police Department in a number of ways.

1. You can call our dispatch center at 920-686-7200

Or

2. You can stop down at the police department to report the matter in person.

Or

3. You can fill-out and submit our "Blighted Properties and Junk Vehicles Form" on this web-site. Go to our "Forms & Documents" or the link in our Services section.

For the purpose of this question, a "trailer" is defined to mean any unpowered vehicle or device designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle on a road, street or highway. The most common trailer(s) dealt with are boat, camper, utility and construction trailers.

This ordinance directs that no person shall park, store or maintain any trailer on any city street in any residential area in the City of Two Rivers between the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM, unless the trailer is attached to a motor vehicle that is in operating, and licensed, condition.

The exception to this ordinance is that it shall not apply to trailers being used by contractors, while rendering services to a property, parked on the street if the trailer is lawfully parked on the street next to the construction location and the trailer does not present a traffic hazard.
Authority - Two Rivers Municipal Ordinance 8-2-13

It is also contrary to City ordinance to park any vehicle, boat or "trailer" on any street or at any parking lot continuously for more than 48 hours.
Authority - Two Rivers Municipal Ordinance 8-2-3