Tustin, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Tustin City Code § 6102
- Curfew hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Covered age
- Under 18
- First violation fine
- Up to $100
- Fourth+ violation
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months
Summary
Tustin bars anyone under eighteen from being in a public place or business establishment between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Tustin City Code Section 6102. Parents and establishment owners who knowingly allow a minor to violate curfew are liable too.
"Curfew hours" means the period from 11:00 p.m. any evening of the week, until 5:00 a.m. the following day. ... (1)It shall be unlawful for any minor to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City during curfew hours; ... Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation, one hundred fifty for a second violation of the same provision within any twelve consecutive month period, and two hundred for a third violation of the same provision within any twelve consecutive month period. Any fourth and subsequent violation of the same provision of this Section within any twelve consecutive month period shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Full Breakdown
Section 6102 defines "curfew hours" as 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and makes it unlawful for a minor, defined as anyone under eighteen, to be present in a public place or on the premises of a business establishment during those hours. Parents or guardians who knowingly permit, or through insufficient control allow, a minor to remain out during curfew are separately liable, as are business owners, operators or employees who knowingly let a minor remain on the premises. The section lists defenses: the minor was accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult; running an errand for a parent without detour; traveling interstate; going to or from work; facing an emergency; standing on the sidewalk abutting the minor's own residence; attending a supervised school, religious or civic activity; or exercising First Amendment rights.
Officers may demand a suspected violator's name, address and parent or guardian information, and may warn, transport the minor home, contact the parent, issue a juvenile court notice, or take the minor into temporary custody under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 625 and 625.5. A parent who fails to retrieve a minor when an officer demands it is separately guilty of a violation. This chapter traces to Ordinance No. 454 and was last amended by Ordinance No. 1216 in 1999.
Violations & Fines
A first curfew violation is an infraction punishable by a fine of up to $100; a second violation of the same provision within twelve months raises the fine to $150, and a third to $200. A fourth or later violation within that twelve-month period becomes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
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