Huntington Park, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Chapter 10 of Title 5 of the Huntington Park Municipal Code sets two curfews. Section 5-10.01 defines nighttime curfew hours as 10:00 p.m. of any day until 6:00 a.m. the following day, and a minor as any person under 18. A minor commits an offense by being present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the city during those hours. Public place means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access, including streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops. An establishment is a privately owned place of business to which the public is invited, including places of amusement, entertainment, or recreation. A parent or guardian commits a separate offense by knowingly permitting, or by insufficient control allowing, the minor to be there.

Section 5-10.01(c) lists nine defenses. The minor was accompanied by a parent or guardian; on an errand at a parent's or guardian's direction without detour or stop; in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; working or traveling to or from lawful work without detour or stop; responding to an emergency; on the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or the adjacent residence; attending or returning directly from a supervised school, cultural, religious, sports or recreational activity sponsored by the city, a civic organization or a similar entity; exercising First Amendment rights; or emancipated under state law. Under subsection (d) a Huntington Park police officer must first ask the person's age and reason for being there and cannot cite or arrest unless the officer reasonably believes an offense occurred and no defense applies.

Section 5-10.02 adds a daytime curfew. It is unlawful for a minor subject to compulsory education or compulsory continuation education to be absent from school and found in a public place between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on days the minor's school is in session. Listed excuses include a written parental excuse the court finds reasonable, accompaniment by a parent or guardian, an emergency errand, a medical appointment, a valid school-issued off-campus permit, and a school-approved activity. A cited minor must attend the court hearing with a parent or guardian. Parents can be billed for police personnel costs when a detention exceeds one hour, and a bill can be appealed in writing within 15 days to the City Manager acting as Hearing Officer.