Fremont, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

45, Article I, dates to Ordinance 2156 in 1996 and was amended by Ordinance 12-2006. 020 creates three separate offenses: it is unlawful for a youth to loiter or remain in a public place during curfew hours; for a parent or guardian to knowingly permit or, through insufficient control, allow the youth to do so; and for any third party in control of a public place, such as a business, to knowingly permit or, through insufficient security, allow a youth to remain there during those hours.

every night of the week, and 'public place' is defined broadly to include streets, sidewalks, private residences left open to the public without a supervising parent, and common areas of malls, shops, and parking lots. 030 lists ten exemptions, including a youth accompanied by a parent or guardian, on a direct errand, coming from work or a permitted school or religious event, exercising First Amendment rights, or married or emancipated under Cal. Fam. Code Section 7000. 040 requires officers to ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being out and to confirm no exemption applies before taking enforcement action, and bars detention based on attire, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or language spoken.