Rancho Cordova, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Who sets hours
- parks and recreation director
- Entry when closed
- unlawful without a permit
- First-offense fine
- up to $50
- Repeat-offense fine
- up to $250
- Emergency closure power
- RCMC § 9.36.040
- Governing section
- RCMC § 9.36.067
Summary
Rancho Cordova's parks director sets each park facility's opening and closing hours, and RCMC § 9.36.067 makes it unlawful to enter, remain in, or camp in a park after hours without the director's permit. A first violation is an infraction fined up to $50.00 under § 9.36.035, rising to $250.00 for repeat offenses within a year.
The director is authorized to promulgate reasonable opening and closing hours for park facilities. No person shall enter, remain in, or camp in or on any park facility during the hours or any part of the hours said facility is closed without a permit from the director. ... Except as provided in subsection (E) of this section, every violation of this chapter constituting an infraction is punishable by: 1. A fine not exceeding $50.00 for a first violation; 2. A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a second violation of the same provisions within one year; 3. A fine not exceeding $250.00 for each additional violation of the same provisions within one year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4660102; v2 updated 2026-03-02; through 03-02-2026).
Full Breakdown
RCMC § 9.36.067 gives the parks and recreation director authority to set 'reasonable opening and closing hours' for every park facility in the city; the hours themselves are posted rather than fixed in the code, which lets the director adjust them by season or by facility. Once a park is closed, RCMC § 9.36.067 makes it unlawful for anyone to enter, remain in, or camp in or on the facility during any part of the closed hours, unless that person holds a permit issued by the director.
The chapter's general penalty section, RCMC § 9.36.035, applies to this violation as it does to the rest of Chapter 9.36: a first offense is an infraction punishable by a fine of up to $50.00, a second offense within one year rises to $100.00, and each additional offense within that year climbs to $250.00. The director also has independent authority under RCMC § 9.36.040 to close all or part of a park facility outright, and to require everyone to leave, whenever conditions there present a hazard to the facility or to public safety, separate from the routine daily closing hours.
Enforcement in the field falls to city park rangers and police officers who hold arrest and citation authority for misdemeanor and infraction violations committed within park facilities under RCMC §§ 9.36.080 and 9.36.081.
Violations & Fines
Entering or remaining in a closed park facility without a director's permit is an infraction under RCMC § 9.36.035: up to $50.00 for a first offense, up to $100.00 for a second offense within one year, and up to $250.00 for each further offense within that year. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense. Park rangers designated under RCMC § 9.36.080 and city police may issue citations or make arrests for violations committed in their presence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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