Apple Valley, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- § 11.68.050
- Standard hours
- Dawn to dusk
- Lighted-park exception
- Until 11:00 p.m. for scheduled events
- Enforced by
- Town Manager, Police (§ 11.68.100)
- Default penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 6 months
Summary
Apple Valley Municipal Code § 11.68.050 limits park use to the hours between dawn and dusk; anyone who enters, remains or loiters in a Town park after dusk is guilty of a Chapter 11.68 violation. Parks with lighted facilities may stay open until 11:00 p.m. during a scheduled nighttime event.
Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Town Manager: (a) Parks may be used during the hours from dawn to dusk. Any person who enters, remains, stays or loiters in any park between the hours of dusk to dawn is guilty of a violation of this Chapter. 1. Exception: Parks, which have outdoor lighted facilities, intended for public use during certain nighttime hours may be used during the hours from dawn to 11:00 p.m. provided a scheduled nighttime event is being conducted. (b) Park hours subject to change as determined by the Town Manager.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
68. provided a scheduled nighttime event is underway. 020, draws the line the curfew depends on: a "neighborhood park" has no regularly scheduled nighttime activities or lighted facilities for nighttime use, while a "community park" has permanent outdoor lighting for certain nighttime events, and "scheduled nighttime events" means activities formally recognized and approved by the Town Recreation Department, not just any after-dark gathering. Subsection (b) leaves park hours subject to change at the Town Manager's discretion. 100, which gives the Town Manager primary responsibility for the chapter and authorizes every Police and Law Enforcement Officer to enter parks and facilities to maintain order and act on violations. The section does not set its own fine, leaving punishment to the Town's general Code penalty.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 11.68 declares an after-hours park violation unlawful without setting its own fine, so § 1.01.230's general Code penalty controls: a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 plus court costs or up to six months in county jail, or both, though § 1.01.220 lets the Town charge it instead as an infraction with escalating $100 to $500 fines for repeat convictions.
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