Roseville, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closing time
- One hour after sunset, year-round
- Reopens
- At sunrise
- Rule reach
- Mere presence after hours is unlawful
- Exceptions
- City business, program, or after-hours permit
- Golf courses
- Separate hours (9:30pm-5am / 10-11pm-5am)
Summary
Every city park in Roseville closes one hour after sunset and stays closed until sunrise, year-round, under Municipal Code § 8.02.250, and simply being present after hours is unlawful even without doing anything else. The only ways around the curfew are city business, an authorized city program, or a parks-and-recreation facility use permit for non-daylight hours.
A. All parks in the city shall be closed for public use and it is unlawful to be present in or use any park from one hour after sunset until sunrise throughout the year, except as provided in subsection B or as posted on the park premises. B. Subsection A shall not be applicable to individuals: 1. Engaged in city business; 2. Engaged in an authorized city program or activity; or 3. Engaged in an activity at a city park or community center for which a city facility use permit authorizing use during non-daylight hours has been obtained from the parks and recreation department.
Full Breakdown
250(A) sets a rolling, sunset-based curfew rather than a fixed clock time: parks close one hour after sunset and reopen at sunrise, so the exact closing time shifts with the seasons across the year. The section makes it unlawful merely to be present in or use a park during closed hours, meaning enforcement doesn't require proof of any other violation, just presence after the posted or calculated closing time. Subsection B carves out three narrow exceptions: people engaged in city business, people in an authorized city program or activity, and people using a park or community center under a facility use permit specifically authorizing non-daylight hours, issued by the parks and recreation department.
300, so anyone planning an evening event, a wedding, a film shoot, or an organized activity that runs past the curfew needs a written permit application filed with the director at least 15 days in advance, an application fee, and often a security deposit before after-hours use is lawful. 261).
Violations & Fines
Being present in a city park after the sunset-plus-one-hour curfew without a qualifying exception is enforced the same way as other Chapter 8.02 park violations: an infraction under § 8.02.210, punishable pursuant to § 1.20.010's general penalty. Under the citywide infraction schedule in § 1.20.020, that starts at up to $100 for a first violation, up to $200 for a second within 12 months, and up to $500 for a third or later repeat of the curfew within the same year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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