Tracy, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

for any person under eighteen. 1090(a) then makes it unlawful for a minor to be present at any public place, which the code defines broadly to include streets, sidewalks, parks, and the outdoor common areas of businesses such as entryways and parking lots, during that window. 1090(b) narrow the rule: minors accompanied by a parent or guardian, on a parent-directed errand without detour, working or commuting to lawful employment, returning directly home from a school, sports, cultural, or entertainment activity, responding to an emergency, traveling interstate in a vehicle, standing on the sidewalk next to their own or an adjacent home, waiting at a train or bus station, or legally emancipated minors are all exempt.

1100: an officer needs reasonable cause based on articulable facts to detain and investigate a minor, and probable cause that no exemption applies before taking action. A detained minor is released to a parent or guardian at the scene, at home, at the Police Department, or elsewhere as the parent directs.