Anaheim, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Covered age
- Under 17, unmarried/unemancipated
- Governing chapter
- AMC Chapter 7.12
- Enforcement
- Police may request age/activity info
- Key exceptions
- Work, school events, emergencies, parent
Summary
Anaheim bars anyone under 17 from public places, vacant lots or business establishments between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Police may stop and question a minor to check age and activity. Several exceptions cover work, school events, emergencies and parental accompaniment.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to be present or to remain in or upon any public place, vacant lot or business establishment between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-28: Code: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026 | Zoning: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026).
Full Breakdown
the following day. 020 as any unemancipated or unmarried person under seventeen years of age. as the basis for the curfew, which the city says supplements parental authority. 0207) let a minor be out during curfew hours when accompanied by a parent or acting at a parent's direction, when on the sidewalk in front of their own home or an adjacent dwelling, when commuting to or from work or a job interview by a reasonably direct route, when engaged in a supervised educational, recreational, charitable, cultural or religious activity protected by the First Amendment, when volunteering at a shelter, hospital, school or charitable institution and traveling directly home, when responding to an emergency, or when riding in a vehicle engaged in interstate travel.
020 includes a natural, adoptive, step or foster parent, a legal guardian, or any adult over eighteen designated by a parent to have custody and control. 030 is authorized to request information about the person's age and activity sufficient to determine whether a violation exists, consistent with the person's constitutional rights.
Violations & Fines
Anaheim's curfew chapter does not itself state a separate penalty section; enforcement is an officer stop under Section 7.12.040 to confirm age and activity, with citation or referral to juvenile authorities when no exception applies. Parents who direct or knowingly allow a minor's violation can be treated as responsible parties under the ordinance's intent findings. Officers must limit inquiries to what is reasonably necessary to determine a violation.
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Sources & Official References
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