Norwalk, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Applies to
- any motor vehicle in any park
- Camping exception
- § 12.40.100 overnight permit
- Other exception
- written Director permit
- Hours can change
- per-park, at Director's discretion
- Enforcement
- LA County Sheriff or Director, ejection
Summary
Norwalk bars anyone from entering, being in, remaining in or leaving a motor vehicle inside a City park between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Municipal Code § 12.40.060 excuses only permitted overnight campers and anyone holding a written Director's permit, and the Director can adjust the curfew hours for any individual park.
No person shall enter, be, remain in, or leave a motor vehicle in any park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except where such person is camping as provided for under Section 12.40.100 or as authorized by a written permit issued by the Director. The Director may, from time to time, change the hours of use as stated in this section for any individual park, in which case all persons shall comply with such changed hours.
Full Breakdown
100 and anyone else holding written authorization from the Director of Recreation Services. 030 lets the Director post signs, notices or control devices to carry out the chapter, which it is unlawful to willfully disobey. 040(A), including the curfew, converts a visitor into a trespasser ab initio, subject to ejection by the Director or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which contracts to provide Norwalk's police services. 010 to include every park, roadside rest, golf course, athletic field, campground, riding or hiking trail, and open-space easement open to the public under the Director's jurisdiction, so the curfew reaches Norwalk's full recreation-facility footprint, not just neighborhood parks.
Violations & Fines
Being in or leaving a vehicle in a Norwalk park after 10:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. without a camping or Director's permit violates § 12.40.060 and the park-use conditions in § 12.40.040(A), making the violator a trespasser ab initio subject to ejection by the Director or the LA County Sheriff's Department. As with other chapter violations, the Code's general misdemeanor penalty in § 1.16.010 applies: up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail, each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I sit in my car in a Norwalk park late at night?
Does the 10 p.m. curfew apply to every park the same way?
What happens if I'm caught violating the park curfew?
Sources & Official References
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