Garden Grove, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

on Friday and Saturday nights. 020 makes it unlawful for a minor to remain in any public place, or on the premises of any private establishment, during curfew hours; it further bars a parent or guardian from knowingly permitting, or through insufficient control allowing, a minor to violate curfew, and bars any business owner, operator, or employee from knowingly letting a minor stay past curfew hours. 030 lists specific defenses, including a minor accompanied by a parent or guardian, running an errand at a parent's direction without a detour, traveling interstate, coming from or going to a job without a detour, responding to an emergency, standing on the sidewalk in front of the minor's own or a neighbor's home if the neighbor has not complained, attending a City-sponsored or civic-group school, religious, or recreational activity, exercising First Amendment rights, or being an emancipated or married minor. 040 requires an officer to ask the person's age and reason for being out and to confirm no defense applies before issuing a citation.