Apple Valley, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- § 11.24.030
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Applies to
- Minors under 18
- Adopted
- Ordinance 275, Oct. 28, 2003
- Penalty
- Infraction first two, misdemeanor after
- Parent liability
- Cost recovery after 1+ hour detention
Summary
Apple Valley Municipal Code § 11.24.030 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to loiter, wander or remain in public places, streets, parks or businesses between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Ten exceptions cover parental accompaniment, work, school and religious activities, emergencies and constitutionally protected speech.
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter, wander, remain, or be in or upon public places, or other public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public grounds, public buildings, commercial buildings, places of amusement, eating places or vacant lots, whether inside or outside a motor vehicle, during the hours beginning 10:00 p.m. and continuing until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
010 by stating the Town Council's findings that the curfew protects the public from juvenile and gang-related crime, encourages parental responsibility, reduces the number of juveniles entering the Juvenile Justice System, and protects the safety of minors themselves, and it states that Town law enforcement, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and San Bernardino County Courts will "strictly enforce" and "vigorously prosecute" violations. 040 lists ten circumstances the curfew does not reach, including when a minor is with a parent or guardian, on a direct emergency errand or commute to or from work without detour, attending a Town, school district or religious organization's supervised activity, on the sidewalk or yard of the minor's own residence, engaged in constitutionally protected speech or assembly, or married or emancipated under Family Code § 7002.
050 sets a graduated penalty for minors: the first two violations are treated as infractions, while a third violation or a Juvenile Traffic Court offense becomes a misdemeanor. 080 lets the Town bill parents for Sheriff's Department supervision costs when a minor is detained more than one hour, with a 15-day window to appeal the billing to the Town Manager as hearing officer. The Town Council adopted the chapter on October 28, 2003 under Ordinance 275.
Violations & Fines
Section 11.24.050 makes a minor's first two curfew violations an infraction, punishable under § 1.01.230(b) by fines rising from $100 to $200 for a repeat offense within a year, while a third violation or a Juvenile Traffic Court offense becomes a misdemeanor. Parents or guardians who knowingly aid a violation face the same escalating infraction-then-misdemeanor scheme under § 11.24.060, plus possible cost-recovery billing under § 11.24.080.
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