Riverside, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 9.06 establishes a juvenile curfew applicable to any person under 18 years of age. Curfew hours are 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following day. RMC § 9.06.030 lists exceptions: (a) the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult age 18+ authorized by the parent; (b) the minor is on an emergency errand directed by a parent/guardian; (c) the minor is engaged in lawful employment or going directly to or from such employment; (d) the minor is going to or from a school, religious, or municipally-sponsored activity; (e) the minor is responding to a medical emergency; (f) the minor is engaged in First Amendment-protected activity (speech, assembly, religious exercise); (g) the minor is on the sidewalk of his/her own residence or that of an immediate neighbor. RMC § 9.06.060 also creates parental responsibility: a parent or guardian who knowingly permits or by insufficient control allows a minor to violate the curfew is also guilty of the violation. Note: Riverside County's parallel ordinance (RCC Chapter 9.12) applies in unincorporated areas, not within City of Riverside limits. Riverside also enacts temporary emergency curfews via the Director of Emergency Services under RMC Chapter 6.16 (e.g., the city-wide 6 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew enacted June 1, 2020).