Fairfield, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Nighttime curfew
- 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily
- Daytime curfew
- 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on school days
- Applies to
- Persons under 18
- Penalty class
- Infraction, each violation separate
- Exceptions
- 10 listed, incl. work, emergencies, First Amendment
- Governing code
- Fairfield City Code §§ 12.1.1-12.1.7
Summary
Fairfield bans minors under 18 from public places from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on school days if they should be in class. Both curfews are infractions, and a parent who allows the violation is guilty too.
Daytime Curfew Hours means the period from 8:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. on those days when the minor's school is in session with the exception of a school approved lunch hour. ... Nighttime Curfew Hours means the period from 11:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m. every day of the week. ... (a) Nighttime curfew: Every minor who is present in or upon any public place during nighttime curfew hours is guilty of an infraction. (b) Daytime curfew: Every minor subject to compulsory education or to compulsory continuation education who is not in possession of a valid, school-issued, off-campus permit giving permission to leave campus or not receiving instruction by a qualified tutor pursuant to Education Code Section 48224 or not otherwise exempt from attendance at a public or private full-time day school as set forth in the Education Code, who is present in or upon any public place during the daytime curfew hours is guilty of an infraction. (c) Custodial responsibility: Every custodial person who allows or permits a minor in his or her custody to violate any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4962673; v0 updated 2026-02-17).
Full Breakdown
7 set two curfews. 3(a). on days school is in session, minus an approved lunch hour, and apply to any minor subject to compulsory education who lacks a school-issued off-campus permit, tutoring under Education Code § 48224, or another attendance exemption. "Public Place" is defined broadly to cover streets, parks, parking lots, retail stores, and other unsupervised locations. 3(c) also makes a custodial person guilty of an infraction for allowing a minor in their care to violate either curfew. 4 cover minors accompanied by a custodial adult, on a documented errand, returning from work or a supervised school/religious/civic activity, handling an emergency, exercising First Amendment rights, standing on the right-of-way abutting their own home, traveling interstate, or legally emancipated.
5, a Fairfield police officer must ask the minor's age and reason for being out before citing or arresting, and may not act unless an exception clearly does not apply. 7) so a court striking one part leaves the rest intact.
Violations & Fines
A minor caught in public during curfew hours without a valid exception is cited for an infraction, as is a parent or guardian who knowingly lets that happen. Officers first ask age and reason for presence before deciding whether to cite; supervisors do not need to prove intent, only presence during the restricted window without an applicable defense.
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