Temecula, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Chapter 9.12 of the Temecula Municipal Code makes it unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 to loiter, wander, stroll, or play in or upon any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground, or other public ground, public place, or public building, place of amusement, eating place, vacant lot, or unsupervised place between 10:00 PM and sunrise the following day, with later weekend hours of 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday nights. The ordinance contains standard exceptions consistent with constitutional requirements: minors accompanied by a parent or guardian, minors on errands directed by a parent, minors traveling to or from work, minors involved in interstate travel, minors attending or returning home from a supervised school, religious, or recreational activity, minors responding to an emergency, and emancipated minors. Enforcement falls to the Temecula Police Department, which operates as a contract agency of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. First violations are typically handled through warnings or diversion; repeat violations may result in infraction citations to the minor and parental responsibility citations under TMC 9.14. The city does not operate a formal curfew center; detained minors are typically released to parents at the scene or at the Southwest Sheriff Station.