Folsom, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:30 p.m. to daylight
- Applies to
- Anyone under 18
- Parent/guardian liability
- FMC § 9.80.020
- Max misdemeanor fine
- $1,000
- Max jail term
- 6 months
- Enforced by
- Folsom Police Department
Summary
Folsom bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or playing in public streets, parks, businesses open to the public, or other unsupervised places between 10:30 p.m. and daylight under Municipal Code Section 9.80.010. Parents and guardians who knowingly let a minor violate curfew face the same rule under Section 9.80.020, and violations carry both administrative sanctions and a misdemeanor track.
No minor under the age of 18 years shall loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks or other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places, between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and daylight immediately following. The provisions of this section do not apply when the minor is accompanied by his or her parent or parents, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or when the minor is upon an emergency errand directed by his or her parent or guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or when the minor is returning directly home from a meeting, entertainment or recreational activity directed, supervised or sponsored by the local educational authorities, or when the presence of such minor in said place or places is connected with and required by some legitimate business, trade, profession or occupation in which the minor is lawfully engaged.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 1369, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
and daylight the following morning. The ordinance carves out four exceptions: a minor accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult with custody; a minor on an emergency errand directed by a parent or guardian; a minor coming straight home from a school-sponsored meeting, entertainment or recreational activity; and a minor whose presence is required by a legitimate job, trade, profession or occupation. curfew. 10. 059 still applies. Ordinance 847, adopted in 1996, put the current enforcement and penalty structure in place.
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation under Chapter 9.80 is classified as both an administrative violation under Section 1.08.020 and, separately, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both. Section 9.80.040 also designates a curfew violation a Level A violation under Section 1.09.012, which sets the range of administrative monetary sanctions the city can impose in addition to, or instead of, the criminal penalty.
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Sources & Official References
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