Hesperia, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Under 18
- Hours
- 10 p.m. to sunrise
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor
- Code section
- HMC 9.04.010
Summary
Hesperia's juvenile curfew makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under 18 to loiter on streets, sidewalks, parks, or public places between 10 p.m. and sunrise unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or an adult spouse over 21.
Every person under the age of eighteen (18) years who loiters about the public streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, parks or public places of the city of Hesperia, state of California, between the hour of ten p.m. and the time of sunrise the following day, when not accompanied by his parent or legal guardian having legal custody and control of such person, or spouse of such person over twenty-one (21) years of age, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hesperia Municipal Code section 9.04.010 makes it a misdemeanor for any person under 18 to loiter on the city's streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks, or public places between 10 p.m. and sunrise the following day, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or a spouse over 21. Section 9.04.020 makes a parent or guardian who allows the violation equally guilty of a misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation is a misdemeanor under HMC 9.04.010; parents or guardians who permit a violation are also guilty of a misdemeanor under 9.04.020.
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