Folsom, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- FMC § 9.68.020(20)
- Closing hours
- Set and posted per facility by city council
- First offense fine
- Up to $50
- Second offense (1 yr)
- Up to $100
- Third+ offense (1 yr)
- Up to $250
- Adopted
- Ord. 213A (1966), amended Ord. 1078 (2007)
Summary
Folsom bars anyone from using a park facility or loitering on park property after the closing hours the city council sets for that facility. Municipal Code Section 9.68.020(20) requires the hours to be posted at the entrance or on the facility itself, and Section 9.68.030 makes ignoring a posted closing time an infraction with an escalating fine.
No person shall: ... 20. Use any park facility or loiter or remain upon park property after closing hours as designated from time to time by the city council and posted upon such facility or entrance thereto; ... (Ord. 1078 §§ 2, 3, 4, 2007; Ord. 431 § 1, 1981; Ord. 213A § 1, 1966; prior code § 9981)
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 1369, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020 lists two dozen specific restrictions on park conduct, closing hours among them. Item 20 makes it unlawful to use any park facility or loiter or remain upon park property after closing hours as designated from time to time by the city council and posted upon such facility or entrance thereto. 020 itself. The same section also bars several other after-hours-adjacent uses relevant to park visitors: no alcohol in designated children's playground areas, no off-leash dogs outside designated dog parks, no gasoline-powered model vehicles outside designated areas, and no sound amplifiers without a special permit.
Folsom police and code enforcement cite these provisions together when they clear a park at closing, since loitering after hours frequently overlaps with the playground alcohol ban or the leash requirement. 020 traces to Ordinance 213A adopted in 1966 and was last amended by Ordinance 1078 in 2007, which added the current off-leash dog park and cemetery-dog provisions. The chapter has stood substantially the same on closing hours since the 1966 original.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 9.68, including remaining in a park after posted closing hours, is an infraction under Section 9.68.030. The fine is capped at $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation within one year, and $250 for each additional violation within that same year. Folsom police and park rangers issue the citation on the spot; there's no separate administrative hearing process built into this chapter.
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