Bellflower, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Bellflower Municipal Code Chapter 9.20 (Juvenile Curfew), in Title 9, governs minors in parks and other public places. It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 to loiter, idle, wander, or be present in or about public streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, or other public places between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the following day. The ordinance contains a First Amendment exemption: it does not apply when a minor is engaged in activities specifically protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Parental responsibility is built in: every parent, guardian, or other person having legal care, custody, or control of a minor who allows or permits the minor to violate the curfew is also guilty of a violation. The penalty is a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation. Because the curfew expressly covers parks and playgrounds, it effectively sets the nighttime hours during which minors may not be in city parks; adults and exempt activities are not covered by the juvenile curfew, though parks may also have separately posted operating hours. Los Angeles County has its own countywide minor curfew (10:00 p.m. to sunrise under L.A. County Code), but within Bellflower city limits the city's Chapter 9.20 applies.