Placer County, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Covered persons
- Minors under 18
- Coverage area
- Unincorporated Placer County only
- Exception
- Accompanied by parent or guardian
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, juvenile court procedure
- Citation
- Placer County Code § 9.16.010
Summary
In unincorporated Placer County, anyone under 18 may not loiter on streets, roads, highways or any place open to the public between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Placer County Code Section 9.16.010 excuses a minor from the curfew only when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other person with legal care, custody and control. Violating the curfew is a misdemeanor prosecuted under juvenile court law.
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter on the streets, roads, highways or other public place, or in any place open to the public in the county between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m.; provided, however, that a minor under the age of 18 years may be on the streets, roads, highways or other public place or in a place open to the public between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m. when such minor is in the company of his or her parents or guardian or person having legal care, custody and control of such minor.
Full Breakdown
3). ' The section applies only in the unincorporated area; the incorporated cities of Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln enforce their own municipal codes and are not covered by this county ordinance. The single exception in the statute allows a minor to be out during curfew hours 'when such minor is in the company of his or her parents or guardian or person having legal care, custody and control of such minor,' so an aunt, adult sibling, or other adult without formal legal custody does not satisfy the exception on its face.
020 routes every violation into the juvenile justice system rather than the county's standard misdemeanor citation process used for adult infractions elsewhere in Title 9. Enforcement rests with the Placer County Sheriff's Office, the agency responsible for patrolling unincorporated roads, parks and public places where a curfew stop would occur.
Violations & Fines
Section 9.16.020 makes any curfew violation a misdemeanor, but rather than the fines or jail terms adult misdemeanors carry elsewhere in the code, a violating minor 'shall be dealt with in accordance with juvenile court law and procedure.' That routes the case to Placer County's juvenile court system rather than adult criminal court, and the code sets no separate fine schedule for a Section 9.16.010 violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Placer County curfew apply inside Roseville or Rocklin?
Can a minor be out after 11 p.m. with an older sibling instead of a parent?
What happens if a minor is cited for violating curfew?
Sources & Official References
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