Redlands, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, every night
- Market Night curfew
- 8:00 PM start in designated area
- Defenses
- Nine listed circumstances excuse presence
- First offense
- Infraction; repeats can be misdemeanors
- Repeat violator fee
- Police services fee under § 9.24.050
Summary
Redlands bars minors under 18 from public places between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM under City Code section 9.24.020, with an earlier 8:00 PM start near the downtown Market Night area. Nine specific defenses apply, and repeat violators' families can be billed a police services fee under section 9.24.050.
CURFEW HOURS: A. The period from ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. any evening of the week, until six o'clock (6:00) A.M. the following day, except as provided in subsection B of this definition. ... A. ... It is unlawful for any minor to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the city during curfew hours. B. It is unlawful for any parent or guardian of a minor knowingly to permit, or by insufficient control to allow, the minor to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the city during curfew hours.
Full Breakdown
the following day," except during the city's Market Night event, when curfew starts at 8:00 PM within the Market Night outdoor area, bounded by Citrus Avenue, Eureka Street, the Interstate 10 freeway, and Sixth Street to Redlands Boulevard. 020 makes it "unlawful for any minor to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the city during curfew hours," and separately makes it unlawful for a parent or guardian to knowingly permit, or through insufficient control allow, that presence.
Nine statutory defenses apply, including being accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult; running an errand at a parent's direction without a detour; traveling in an interstate vehicle; working or commuting to a job; responding to an emergency; standing on the sidewalk abutting the minor's own residence; attending a supervised school, religious or civic activity; exercising First Amendment rights; or being legally emancipated. 020(D) requires an officer to ask the minor's age and reason for being present and requires that the officer reasonably believe no defense applies.
050 lets the city bill a "responsible party" a police services fee, set by council resolution, whenever a minor is detained more than once in 12 months and reprimanded by the San Bernardino County juvenile court, with a right to appeal the bill to the city clerk within 15 days and a decision from the police chief within 30 days.
Violations & Fines
A first curfew violation under section 9.24.020 is an infraction, but section 9.24.030 lets the city attorney prosecute multiple violations as a misdemeanor, processed under juvenile court law and procedure. Beyond the citation itself, a "repeat curfew violator," detained more than once in 12 months and reprimanded by the juvenile court, triggers a separate police services fee billed to the responsible parent or guardian under section 9.24.050.
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