Hercules, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Ordinance name
- Hercules Youth Protection Ordinance
- Daytime curfew window
- 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., school days
- Nighttime curfew window
- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- State authority cited
- Welf. & Inst. Code Secs. 625, 626, 626.5
- Adopted
- Ord. 439, 2008
Summary
The Hercules Youth Protection Ordinance bars school-age minors from being away from home during a daytime truancy window of 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on school days, and defines a broader nighttime curfew window of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. under Chapter 4 of Title 4.
(k) "Youth protection ordinance hours" shall be from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. of the following day. ... Sec. 4-4.104. Prohibited Activity—Daytime Curfew. It shall be unlawful for any minor subject to compulsory full-time education or to compulsory continuation education to be found away from his or her home between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. when absent from school within the City without lawful excuse as defined in Section 4-4.105.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 555, passed March 25, 2025).
Full Breakdown
5. the following day, covering both the daytime truancy window and a separate nighttime curfew referenced by the chapter's second article. 105, which allows exceptions such as being accompanied by a parent or guardian or running an emergency errand they directed. Officers enforcing the ordinance are directed by the chapter's closing provision to use appropriate discretion and weigh the totality of the circumstances before acting (Ord. 439, 2008).
Violations & Fines
A minor subject to compulsory education found away from home between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on a school day without a lawful excuse under Section 4-4.105 violates the daytime curfew in Section 4-4.104; officers apply discretion based on the totality of circumstances before citing or detaining a minor under the Youth Protection Ordinance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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