Redding, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Redding Municipal Code § 10.20.030
- Closing hours source
- Set by posted signage at each park
- Vehicle curfew
- No parking in a park when closed (§ 10.20.150(C))
- Enforcement options
- Criminal, administrative, or civil action (§ 10.20.200)
- Exceptions
- Waived for permitted city or special events
Summary
Redding Municipal Code § 10.20.030 closes every city park facility outside the days and hours posted for public use, and § 10.20.150(C) backs that curfew by banning vehicles from parking in a park during its closed hours. Community services enforces both under Chapter 10.20.
10.20.030 - Time of use of park facilities: No person shall use or occupy any park facility except on the days and times posted for use by the general public. ... 10.20.150 - Motorized vehicles: C.No person shall park or otherwise allow automobiles or other vehicles to remain within the boundaries of any park facility during the hours the facility is closed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
030 ties the legal closing time to whatever days and hours the community services department posts at each park facility, which the chapter defines broadly to include any city-owned body of water, land, trail, open space, building, skate park or the grounds of the Redding Civic Auditorium. Using or occupying a park facility outside those posted hours is unlawful on its own. 150(C) reinforces the curfew from the parking side: no one may park or leave a vehicle inside a park facility's boundaries during the hours it is closed, separate from the general parking rules in subsections (A) and (B) that already confine vehicles to designated lots. 020. 20 itself.
Violations & Fines
Redding Municipal Code § 10.20.200 lets the city enforce any Chapter 10.20 violation, including being in a park after posted closing hours, three ways: criminally under Chapter 1.12, administratively under Chapters 1.13, 1.14 or 1.15, or through a civil action filed by the city attorney in Shasta County Superior Court. Absent a specific penalty in the chapter, the Chapter 1.12 default applies: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine or six months in jail, or an infraction fined up to $100 for a first offense.
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