Hanford, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

County parks in the unincorporated areas of Kings County have closing hours set administratively. Kings County Code of Ordinances Section 16-21 (Closing hours) provides that the Parks Director shall establish hours of operation for each park, and that it is unlawful to enter, loiter, or remain in any park during the hours the park is closed as established by the Director and posted at the main entrance of the park (Ord. No. 623, adopted March 16, 2004). The same Parks article makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle in a park faster than 15 miles per hour, to camp overnight without the Director's approval, to possess or discharge fireworks or firearms, or to operate a loudspeaker producing amplified sound exceeding 50 decibels measured at 100 feet without a permit (Sec. 16-20). Separately, Kings County imposes a general nighttime curfew on minors: Section 8-60 makes it unlawful for any person under 18 years of age, in the unincorporated territory of the county, to loiter or remain on streets, roads, parks, public buildings, or other public grounds, or a place of amusement, between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., with exceptions for minors accompanied by a parent or guardian, on an emergency errand, going to or from work, or returning home from a school or social activity (Ord. No. 531, adopted May 10, 1994). Section 8-61 makes it unlawful for a parent or guardian to knowingly permit a minor to violate the curfew.