Many Kern County cities maintain a juvenile (under-18) curfew under state authority (Cal. Welfare & Institutions Code §625.5). Delano follows this general pattern under its public-peace authority and DPD policy.
Typical California municipal curfews prohibit minors from being in public places between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on school nights, with extended hours on weekends. Statutory exemptions include traveling to/from work, accompanied by a parent, in an emergency, or exercising First Amendment rights. School-hour daytime curfews ('truancy ordinances') are also enforced jointly with Delano Joint Union High School District.
Detention until parent retrieves; repeat violations may lead to court-ordered counseling or community service under W&I Code §256.
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