Alhambra, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Nighttime curfew
- 10 p.m. to sunrise
- Daytime rule
- 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., school days
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 9.12.020
- Exceptions
- Seven listed in § 9.12.040
- Parent liability
- Misdemeanor under § 9.12.050
Summary
Alhambra bans minors under 18 from loitering, wandering, or driving aimlessly in any public street, park, playground, or unsupervised place between 10 p.m. and sunrise under Municipal Code § 9.12.020. A separate daytime rule bars school-age loitering from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on school days, and both carry listed exceptions such as adult supervision or work.
Except as expressly provided in § 9.12.040, it shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or aimlessly drive or ride about, in or upon any public street, avenue, highway, road, curb area, alley, park, playground, or other public ground, public place or public building, place of amusement or eating place, vacant lot or unsupervised place between the hours of 10 p.m. on any day and sunrise of the immediately following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
and sunrise. 010 defines a MINOR as anyone under 18 and defines LOITERING broadly to include walking, driving, or riding about aimlessly during curfew hours. on days when school is in session, targeting truancy rather than nighttime activity. 040: being accompanied by a parent, guardian, or adult spouse; running an emergency errand for a parent or guardian; going to or from a school-sanctioned event, sporting event, or entertainment; commuting to or from a job; traveling to or from a medical appointment; holding a school-issued off-campus lunch permit; or, outside school hours, going to or from a public meeting or entertainment venue.
050 separately makes a parent or guardian who knowingly allows a minor to violate the curfew guilty of a misdemeanor. Both curfew provisions trace to Ordinance No. 4287, passed June 12, 1995, and remain unamended since.
Violations & Fines
Curfew violations by a minor are handled under § 1.12.060: when a peace officer issues a notice to appear, the charge is treated as an infraction with a fine set by the court, unless the minor requests that a petition instead be filed under Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 601 or 602. A parent or guardian who knowingly permits the violation is separately guilty of a misdemeanor under § 9.12.050.
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