Simi Valley, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Park curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to dawn
- School grounds curfew
- Sundown to 7:00 a.m.
- Enforcing authorities
- SVRPD, school district, police
- Permit exception
- Attending a permitted gathering
- Re-entry after ejection
- Barred same calendar day
- Governing section
- SVMC § 10-1.03(h)
Summary
Simi Valley Recreation and Park District facilities close to loitering and overnight vehicles between 10:00 p.m. and dawn under the city's park conduct ordinance. School grounds carry a longer curfew, sundown to 7:00 a.m. Both bans exempt anyone attending a permitted gathering, and violators can be ejected on the spot by police or district staff.
(h)To remain, stay, or loiter or to allow to remain any automobile or other conveyance, except in the case of an emergency, in a school facility between the hours of sundown and 7:00 a.m., or in a Simi Valley Recreation and Park District facility between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and dawn of the following day, or as otherwise posted, except while attending a gathering or meeting for which a permit has been issued or which is being sponsored or conducted by the Simi Valley Unified School District or the Simi Valley Recreation and Park District for the facilities under their respective control.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
01(a)). and dawn of the following day, or as otherwise posted. m. Both curfews carry an exception for anyone attending a gathering or meeting under a permit issued or sponsored by the school district or park district. 05(b)). 06(a)). 06(b)). , effective February 11, 1976.
Violations & Fines
Violating the after-hours curfew or ignoring a posted park rule is grounds for immediate ejection or expulsion by a peace officer, the Superintendent of Schools, or the Recreation and Park District's General Manager, who may eject a violator in lieu of arrest or citation (SVMC § 10-1.06(a)). Returning to the same park or school facility later the same calendar day after being ejected is a separate violation unless the ejecting authority allows it (§ 10-1.06(b)).
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Sources & Official References
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