Chino, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to sunrise
- Covered persons
- Unemancipated minors under 18
- Number of exceptions
- 10, listed in § 9.80.040(B)
- Curfew permit issuer
- Chief of police, § 9.80.050
- Parental liability standard
- Strict liability, § 9.80.070
- Penalty
- Infraction, fine under § 1.12.010(B)
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. 95-24 § 1 (part), 1995
Summary
Chino Municipal Code § 9.80.040 bars minors under 18 from loitering or wandering in public streets or places between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise, with ten specific exceptions covering parental accompaniment, work, medical trips, First Amendment activity and direct trips home from events. Violation is an infraction under § 9.80.080, and parents face strict liability for allowing a violation under § 9.80.070.
9.80.040 - Curfew loitering by minors prohibited. A.It is unlawful for any minor to loiter, idle, wander or in any other manner be in or upon the public streets, or any other public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and sunrise the following day. B.The prohibition herein shall not apply whenever:1.The minor is accompanied by his or her parent; or... 7.The minor is returning home by a direct route (without any unnecessary detour or stop) from and within one hour of termination of a school activity or an activity of a religious or other voluntary association, or a place of public entertainment, such as a movie, play or sporting event.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
020 as any unemancipated person under eighteen. 060. 060 covering group activities, publicized in advance through news media and schools, that may not extend coverage more than one hour beyond the activity's end. 090.
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation is charged as an infraction under § 9.80.080, punishable by a fine under § 1.12.010(B), unless the minor requests a petition be filed under Welfare and Institutions Code § 601 or § 602 instead. Each violation is treated as a separate offense, and a parent who knowingly or negligently allows the violation is independently liable under the chapter's strict-liability parental provision, § 9.80.070.
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