Pico Rivera, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., school days
- Applies to
- Minors under 18 in compulsory education
- Penalty
- Infraction, fine up to $250
- First-offense relief
- 10 hours community service
- Adopted
- Ordinance 879, 1996
Summary
In the City of Pico Rivera, minors under eighteen who are subject to compulsory school attendance may not be found idling, wandering or playing in any public place between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on a school day, unless they have a valid excuse. Pico Rivera Municipal Code § 9.12.110 is a daytime truancy curfew, not a nighttime one.
A. It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen years, who is subject to compulsory education or to compulsory continuation education, to be "absent from school and found in a public place," as defined in subsection B of this section, unless the minor has one of the valid excuses specified in subsection C of this section. B. For purposes of this section, a minor is "absent from school and found in a public place" if said minor is found idling, wandering, strolling, playing, or aimlessly driving or riding about in or upon any public street, avenue, highway, road, curb area, alley, park, playground, or other public ground, public place or public building, place of amusement or eating place, vacant lot or unsupervised place, or any place open to the public during the hours of eight-thirty a.m. and one-thirty p.m. of the same day on days when said minor's school is in session. ... ... F. Infraction—Penalty. Violation of this section shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.
Full Breakdown
Pico Rivera Municipal Code § 9.12.110 targets school-day truancy rather than nighttime activity. Subsection A makes it unlawful for a minor under eighteen who is subject to compulsory education or continuation education to be "absent from school and found in a public place." Subsection B defines that phrase broadly: idling, wandering, strolling, playing, or aimlessly driving or riding on any street, alley, park, playground, vacant lot, place of amusement or other public place or building, between eight-thirty a.m. and one-thirty p.m. on a day when the minor's school is in session.
Subsection C lists seven valid excuses, including a written note from a parent or guardian, being accompanied by a parent or guardian, an emergency errand, a medical appointment, a school-issued off-campus permit, or travel to or from a school-approved activity. Subsection D requires a minor cited for the infraction to attend a court hearing accompanied by a parent or guardian, and the court must continue the hearing and cite the parent if they fail to appear. Subsection E lets the court set aside a first-offense fine if the minor has no further unexcused absences and completes ten hours of community service, and subsection F caps the penalty: violation is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. The ordinance, adopted by Ordinance 879 in 1996, is enforced by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Pico Rivera Station.
Violations & Fines
A minor under 18 found idling, wandering or playing anywhere in public between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on a school day, without a valid excuse under § 9.12.110(C), commits an infraction under subsection F punishable by a fine of up to $250; a first offense can be set aside with clean attendance and ten hours of community service.
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