New York State ‘Sets’ Age Limit For Trick-or-Treaters

New York State has an age that says you need to know for trick or treating. This year, Halloween is on a Friday night and is there an age limit to trick or treat in New York State?

Are you one of those people that get annoyed when older kids come to your house to trick or treat on Halloween?

You have heard it before when you went to a house to trick or treat before: 'aren't you a little too old to be trick or treating?' someone passing out candy will tell you.

There are some towns and villages that are now LIMITING how old you can be to trick or treat and it's absolutely ridiculous. Who cares? Let them have fun. Yeah, I'm sure some of them run off and don't say thank you, but let kids have fun while they're kids.

• In Chesapeake, Virginia a fine can be given to anyone over the age of 12 trick-or-treating", according to their laws.
• Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey the cut off age is 12 years old.
• Charleston, South Carolina the limit is 16 years old.
• On the New York State website, it says:

Children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult while trick-or-treating. In fact, New York State even mentions kids that are 'older' in its guidance about what they should do:

Older, responsible children should review their route with an adult and agree on a time to return home.

Even though there is guidance on when to chaperone your kid, do you think there needs to be a cut-off age to trick or treat? We asked New York State residents ahead of Halloween and here is what they thought:

My son is a new 13 and 6’3 so unfortunately I know some people won’t be happy. But he’s 13 and deserves to still be a trick or treat loving kid, wrote Katie on Facebook.

 

I would rather give an older kid candy then them be out causing trouble. Costume=candy! 30 years old dressed like a pumpkin...here ya go buddy!!, wrote in Tera.

On the reverse, at what age would you let your kids go trick or treating alone with their friends WITHOUT an adult?