Sacramento County, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.
- Applies to
- minors under 18
- Parent liability
- separate misdemeanor, § 9.28.020
- First-offense parent fine
- $25–$50
Summary
Minors may not be in any public place or business open to the public in unincorporated Sacramento County between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under County Code § 9.28.010, with exceptions for work, supervised events, emergencies, and travel with a parent.
It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any minor to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the county during curfew hours. ... "Curfew hours" means between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941150; v18 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
Sacramento County's curfew chapter, adopted in 1949 and updated in 2008, bars any minor from being in a public place or a business open to the public in the unincorporated county between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. County Code § 9.28.010 lists nine exceptions, being with a parent, on a direct errand for one, coming from work, attending a supervised school, religious, or civic event, in interstate travel, facing an emergency, on the sidewalk outside home, exercising First Amendment rights, or legally emancipated. Before citing anyone, a deputy must first ask the minor's age and reason for being out.
Violations & Fines
Violating minors face misdemeanor charges in juvenile court under § 9.28.030. A parent who knowingly allows the violation is separately guilty of a misdemeanor, fined $25–$500 or jailed up to 90 days depending on repeat offenses.
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