Brentwood, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Weeknight curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to midnight, Sun-Thu
- Overnight curfew
- 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., every night
- Enforcing agency
- Brentwood Police Department
- Violation classification
- Misdemeanor for minor and for parent
- Adopted
- Ordinance 626 (1999), amended Ordinance 954 (2015)
Summary
Brentwood bars minors under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and midnight Sunday through Thursday, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. every night including weekends, under Brentwood Municipal Code Section 9.68.010. Violators face misdemeanor charges, and parents who knowingly let a minor break curfew are guilty of a misdemeanor themselves under Section 9.68.030.
A. Prohibition. ... It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen to remain in any community place or establishment within the city without the consent of the owner, operator or occupant thereof between the following hours: Day Before midnight After midnight ... Monday 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. ... Friday — 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Saturday — 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4604307; v5 updated 2025-12-09).
Full Breakdown
68 keeps minors off the streets late at night citywide. 010 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to remain in a 'community place' or 'establishment' without the consent of the owner, operator or occupant during set curfew windows. window still applies. 020 defines 'community place' broadly to include streets, sidewalks, trails, alleys, common areas of buildings and facilities, and parks, and defines 'establishment' as any privately owned business open to the public. 010(B) let a minor stay out: being with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse 18 or older; carrying written or verbal parental permission; responding to an emergency; traveling directly to or from a supervised school, civic, religious or recreational activity, a job, or a First Amendment activity; riding in a vehicle on interstate travel; or standing on the sidewalk next to home or a next-door neighbor's home so long as the neighbor does not complain to police.
030 extends liability to parents and guardians: knowingly allowing a minor to violate the curfew is itself a misdemeanor. The Brentwood Police Department enforces the chapter, which the city council adopted by Ordinance 626 in 1999 and amended by Ordinance 954 in 2015.
Violations & Fines
Both the curfew violation itself (Section 9.68.010(C)) and a parent's knowing permission of it (Section 9.68.030) are charged as misdemeanors. Brentwood's general penalty section, Municipal Code Section 1.20.010, sets misdemeanor punishment at a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, unless the city attorney elects to charge the matter as a lesser infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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