Showing ordinances that apply to Fruitdale, CA
Fruitdale is an unincorporated community (population 989) in Santa Clara County, California. Because Fruitdale is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Santa Clara County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The juvenile curfew rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Unincorporated Santa Clara County has no general countywide juvenile curfew ordinance, relying on state law for truancy and parental responsibility.
Unincorporated Santa Clara County does not maintain a comprehensive juvenile curfew ordinance prohibiting minors from being in public spaces during nighttime hours. Several incorporated cities in the county have curfew ordinances: San Jose Municipal Code 10.36 prohibits minors under 18 from being in public between 11:30 PM and 5 AM on weekdays and midnight to 5 AM on weekends. Gilroy and Morgan Hill have similar ordinances. However, in unincorporated areas, enforcement relies on California state laws including Welfare and Institutions Code 601 (habitual truancy), Penal Code 653b (loitering near schools by adults), and the state daytime loitering law for school hours. Parents can face parental responsibility citations if their minor child repeatedly violates municipal curfews in cities where they exist. Exceptions to any applicable city curfew typically include minors accompanied by a parent or guardian, traveling to or from work, attending a supervised event, responding to an emergency, or exercising First Amendment rights. Enforcement in the county is generally low-priority unless tied to other criminal activity.
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