Norwalk, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Nighttime curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to sunrise
- Daytime school curfew
- 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., school days
- First offense fine
- Up to $100
- Second offense (1 yr)
- Up to $200
- Third+ offense (1 yr)
- Up to $250
- Enforcing agencies
- LA Sheriff's Dept., Norwalk Public Safety Officers
Summary
Norwalk bars minors from public and private streets, parks, businesses and vacant lots between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise under Municipal Code Section 9.20.010, making a violation an infraction. Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and Norwalk Public Safety Officers enforce it, but the code lists broad exceptions before anyone is cited.
Every minor who is present in or upon any public or private street, road, drive, alley or trail; any public or community park or recreation area; any public ground, place or building; any business establishment, including, but not limited to, places of amusement or entertainment; or any vacant lot or abandoned or vacant building between the hour of 10:00 p.m. and the time of sunrise of the following day is guilty of an infraction unless the minor meets one of the exceptions set forth in Section 9.20.040.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4609620; v5 updated 2025-12-16).
Full Breakdown
040 exception applies. Those exceptions cover minors accompanied by a custodial adult or spouse over 18, on a documented errand, returning from school, religious or work activity, facing an emergency, exercising First Amendment rights, standing on their own property's right-of-way, homeless, or emancipated under Family Code Section 7000. on school days unless they hold an off-campus permit or are otherwise exempt under the Education Code. 070 requires a Sheriff's Deputy or Public Safety Officer to ask the minor's age and reason for being present and to confirm no exception applies.
090 sets escalating fines: up to $100 for a first infraction, up to $200 for a second within a year, and up to $250 for each further violation within that year, plus possible penalties under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 258. 030 and may face a civil penalty under the chapter's cost-recovery article.
Violations & Fines
A first curfew infraction can draw a fine up to $100, a second within one year up to $200, and each additional violation within that year up to $250; a matching civil penalty applies. On a first offense, Section 9.20.050 lets the court substitute community service or parenting classes for a fine, and Section 9.20.090(D) allows the court to set aside penalties if the minor has no unexcused absences and completes 20 hours of court-approved community service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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