Westminster, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closing hours
- 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Applies to
- parks adjacent to arterial highways
- Exception
- supervised recreation department activities
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, fine up to $300
- Enforcement
- park attendants, recreation and parks director
Summary
Westminster closes parks adjacent to arterial highways between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code Section 12.24.070(A), except for activities supervised by the recreation and parks director. Anyone in a covered park after closing without authorization is guilty of a misdemeanor, enforced by park attendants and the director.
All parks in the city adjacent to arterial highways shall be closed to the public between the hours of nine p.m. and six a.m., except when said parks are being used for activities under the supervision of the recreation and parks director. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4982734; v10 updated 2026-06-10).
Full Breakdown
daily. The only carve-out is for activities under the direct supervision of the recreation and parks director, such as a scheduled evening program or a permitted event running past dusk. line. 080: park attendants and the director are charged with diligently enforcing the chapter, and either may eject from a park any person violating its provisions or seize and confiscate property or a device used in the violation. 090, is a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, imprisonment in the county jail for up to three months, or both, and subsection A separately labels a curfew violation itself a misdemeanor.
Because the rule is tied to parks adjacent to arterial highways, the specific park matters: a park not adjacent to an arterial highway falls outside this subsection, though the director retains authority under subsection B to post its own closing hours anyway.
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation is a misdemeanor under Section 12.24.070(A), separate from the chapter's general penalty in Section 12.24.090, which allows a fine up to $300, up to three months in county jail, or both. Park attendants and the recreation and parks director may eject violators on the spot and seize any property or device used in the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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