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The majority of laws are defined in state statute. The State of Minnesota’s website allows you to look up current statutes as well as track bills that are being considered by the legislature.

The City Council also adopts regulations in city ordinances in the City Code that regulate certain activities within the City of Plymouth. In this area of the website, we focus on areas that are frequently of interest. If you have a special area of interest that you would like to know more about, please let us know via email, police@plymouthmn.gov. We will attempt to answer your questions.

The City of Plymouth also collaborates with other government agencies to protect the public and ensure that the rights of victims are carefully observed. One such collaboration includes the Victim Notification Program of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This program allows eligible victims and witnesses to obtain reliable and timely information regarding a criminal alien’s release from custody. For more information, visit ice.gov/victim-notification.

Body-Worn Camera Policy

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Policy

The City of Plymouth and Plymouth Police Department utilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to enhance the city’s ability to provide city services in the most cost and time efficient manner, as well as enhance the department’s mission of protecting lives and property when other means and resources are not available or are less effective. Applications for a UAV span the breadth of city operations.

An unmanned aerial vehicle, by definition, is an unmanned aircraft of any type that is capable of sustaining flight, whether remotely controlled or preprogrammed and all of the supporting or attached hardware designed for gathering information through photography, video recording or any other means. UAV’s are also commonly referred to as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones.

Any application of the UAV will be in accordance with Federal, State and City laws, to include constitutional privacy rights, search and seizure regulations and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Read the City of Plymouth and Plymouth Police full policies and operational guidelines below.

Plymouth Police UAV Policy (PDF)
City of Plymouth UAV Policy (PDF)
City of Plymouth UAV Standard Operational Guidelines (PDF)
Minnesota State UAV Statutes (PDF)

Curfew Law

The City of Plymouth's curfew ordinance is identical to the Hennepin County curfew ordinance, which is also observed in neighboring cities. The curfew law is as follows:

Younger than 12: Home by 9 p.m. | Home by 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Ages 12-14: Home by 10 p.m. | Home by 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Ages 15-17: Home by 11 p.m. | Home by midnight Friday and Saturday

Noise Ordinance