Redlands, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Daylight loitering hours
- 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM on school days
- Covered persons
- Minors under 18 subject to compulsory education
- Defenses
- Thirteen listed circumstances excuse presence
- First offense
- Infraction under § 9.24.060
- Separate rule
- Median-island loitering banned, § 9.14.030
Summary
Redlands bars school-age minors from loitering, idling, wandering, strolling or playing in public places on school days between 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM under City Code section 9.24.040, part of the same Chapter 9.24 that sets the nighttime juvenile curfew. Thirteen defenses apply, and parents who allow it face the same penalty as the minor.
A. It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years, who is subject to compulsory education or to compulsory continuation education, alone or in concert with others, to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, parking areas, or other public grounds, public places or amusement and eating places, vacant lots or other unsupervised places or any place open to the public between the hours of eight thirty o'clock (8:30) A.M. and two thirty o'clock (2:30) P.M. of the same day on days when said minor's school is in session.
Full Breakdown
" Subsection B applies the identical prohibition to a parent or guardian who permits or, through insufficient control, allows that conduct. Thirteen defenses are listed in subsection C, including being with a parent or other adult with custody; running a direct errand; commuting to a job or medical appointment; being off campus for lunch with a valid school-issued permit; attending a school-sponsored event; an emergency; standing on the sidewalk abutting home; being emancipated; exercising First Amendment rights; or being excused from school under California Education Code section 48205. 060 with repeat violations chargeable as a misdemeanor at the city attorney's discretion. 030.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of the daylight loitering ban is an infraction under section 9.24.060, with multiple violations chargeable as a misdemeanor at the city attorney's discretion and processed under juvenile court law. A parent or guardian who knowingly permits the conduct is equally liable under section 9.24.040(B), and repeat detentions can also trigger the police services fee in section 9.24.050.
Frequently Asked Questions
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