Yucaipa, CA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Chapter 9.08 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code, enacted by the Yucaipa City Council, sets two curfews for minors in the City of Yucaipa in San Bernardino County. The everyday rule is § 9.08.010. It covers every person under the age of eighteen who loiters about the public streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, parks or public places of the city between ten p.m. and the time of sunrise the following day. A minor is outside the rule only when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian having legal custody and control, or by a spouse over twenty-one years of age.

The second curfew, § 9.08.015, is tied to the city's sponsored Market Night. From eight p.m. on the evening of Market Night until six a.m. the following day, it is unlawful for any minor to be on public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public buildings, places of amusement, eating establishments, or any vacant lots, buildings or structures within the Market Night outdoor area and all public property located within twenty feet of it. The code draws that area with Acacia Avenue on the north, Avenue D on the south, Bryant Street on the east, and 2nd Street on the west.

Section 9.08.018 lists nine defenses. They cover a minor who is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person with care or custody, who is traveling to or from lawful activity, work, a medical appointment, or a school, recreational or dance activity with the required written permission, who is exercising First Amendment rights with a signed consent form stating the hours, the activity and the location, who is married or emancipated, who is in a motor vehicle on interstate or intrastate travel, who is on the public sidewalk immediately adjacent to home, or who is involved in an emergency. Before any citation or arrest, a police officer must ask the minor's age and reason for being in the public place, and cannot cite or arrest unless the officer reasonably believes no defense applies.