Pico Rivera, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closing time
- 10:00 p.m. nightly
- Reopening time
- 30 minutes before sunrise
- Exception
- City attendant or supervisor present
- Refusal to leave
- Separate misdemeanor, § 8.44.020(B)-(C)
- Enforcement
- LA County Sheriff, Pico Rivera Station
Summary
City parks and recreation areas in Pico Rivera close to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stay closed until half an hour before sunrise under Section 8.44.020 of the Municipal Code, unless a city attendant or supervisor is on site. Anyone who enters, remains, or refuses to leave when told to by a law enforcement officer or city staff is guilty of a misdemeanor.
§ 8.44.020. Hours of operation—Violations. A. No person, other than authorized personnel of the city, shall enter on, remain in or visit any part or portion of any park or recreation area under the jurisdiction of the city between the hours of ten p.m. and one-half hour before sunrise of any day, unless an attendant or supervisor is present. B. No person shall remain on the premises of any park and recreation area within the jurisdiction of the city when asked to leave by a law enforcement officer or authorized personnel of the city. C. Any person going on, remaining on, entering or visiting the aforementioned premises in violation of the foregoing, or any person refusing to leave the aforementioned premises after being so asked to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.44.020(A) states that no person, other than authorized personnel of the city, shall enter on, remain in or visit any part or portion of any park or recreation area under the jurisdiction of the city between the hours of ten p.m. and one-half hour before sunrise of any day, unless an attendant or supervisor is present. Subsection B separately makes it unlawful to remain in a park after a law enforcement officer or authorized city personnel asks a person to leave, and subsection C classifies both the after-hours violation and the refusal-to-leave violation as a misdemeanor.
The curfew sits alongside a broader list of unlawful park activities in Section 8.44.030, which bars throwing dangerous objects, bringing or discharging firearms or fireworks, damaging plants or park structures, littering outside designated cans, bringing an unleashed dog or cat, and disturbing the peace with loud noise, an automobile horn or siren, or vulgar language. Section 8.44.050 gives the city's designated representative, together with the director of parks and recreation, authority to evict anyone who breaks a posted park rule or any provision of this chapter. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, staffing the contract Pico Rivera Station, is the enforcing agency for after-hours park violations.
Violations & Fines
An after-hours entry or a refusal to leave when ordered is itself a misdemeanor under Section 8.44.020(C), separate from the citywide default schedule in Section 1.20.010, which otherwise allows a misdemeanor fine of up to $1,000 or six months in county jail, or an infraction with escalating $100, $200, and $500 fines for repeat violations of the same section within a year.
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