It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen years
to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or aimlessly drive or ride about
in or upon any public street, avenue, highway, road, curb area, alley,
park, playground, or other public ground, public place or public building,
place of amusement or eating place, vacant lot or unsupervised place
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. on any day and sunrise of the immediately
following day; provided, however, that the provisions of this section
shall not apply when:
A. The
minor is accompanied by his or her parent or parents, legal guardian,
or other adult person having the legal care or custody of the minor,
or by his or her spouse eighteen years of age or older;
B. The
minor is upon an errand directed by his or her parent or parents or
legal guardian or other adult person having the legal care or custody
of the minor, or by his or her spouse eighteen years of age or older;
C. The
minor is returning directly home from a public meeting, or a place
of public entertainment, such as a movie, play, sporting event, dance
or school activity;
D. The
presence of such minor in said place or places is connected with or
required with respect to a business, trade, profession, or occupation
in which said minor is lawfully engaged;
E. The
minor is an "emancipated minor" as that term is defined in Family
Code § 7002.
(Prior code § 19-2; Ord. 968 § 1, 1992; Ord.
1026 § 2, 1995)
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen years,
who is subject to compulsory education or to compulsory continuation
education, to loiter, idle, wander, or be in or upon the public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds,
public places, public buildings, places of amusement and eating places,
vacant lots or any unsupervised place during the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. on days when school is in session. This section does
not apply:
A. When
the minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other
adult person having the care or custody of the minor; or
B. When
the minor is on an emergency errand directed by his or her parent
or guardian or other adult person having care or custody of the minor;
or
C. When
the minor is going or coming directly from or to their place of gainful
employment or to or from a medical appointment; or
D. To
students who have permission to leave school campus for lunch or school
related activity and have in their possession a valid, school issued,
off-campus permit;
E. When
the minor is an "emancipated minor" as that term is described in Family
Code § 7002.
(Ord. 1026 § 4, 1995)
Every parent, guardian or other person having the legal care, custody or control of any person under the age of eighteen years who knowingly aids, abets or encourages such person described in Section
9.44.010 or
9.44.020 to violate the provisions of those sections is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 19-2.1; Ord. 1026 § 3, 1995)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way limiting
the power or right of law enforcement officers to make such investigations,
detentions or arrests as such law enforcement officers would be permitted
to make had those sections not been enacted.
(Prior code § 19-2.3)
Pursuant to the provisions of the California Welfare and Institutions
Code, the city council may, by resolution, adopt a procedure to recoup
the law enforcement costs of identifying, detaining and transporting
minors who violate curfew ordinances to their places or residence
and to recover those costs from the parents and legal guardians and
from the minors involved.
(Ord. 1026 § 5, 1995)
It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, give or loan,
or cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, given or loaned, any pressurized
can or other container commonly known as an aerosol paint can, dye
container, or any marker with a tip larger than one-fourth inch and
tools or instruments designed to inscribe on glass or metal, to anyone
under the age of eighteen years, unless such juvenile is in the presence
of his or her parent or guardian. It is unlawful for anyone under
the age of eighteen years to purchase or otherwise obtain any aerosol
paint can, dye, container, markers with a tip larger than one-fourth
inch and tools or instruments designed to inscribe on glass or metal
unless such juvenile is in the presence of his or her parent or guardian.
(Ord. 992 § 1, 1993)
No person under eighteen years of age may have in their possession
any aerosol paint can, dye container, marker with a tip larger than
one-fourth inch in width or any tool or instrument designed to inscribe
or etch on glass or metal on any public highway, street, alley or
way, or in any automobile, vehicle or other conveyance, unless that
person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
(Ord. 992 § 1, 1993)
Violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section
1.12.020 of this code.
(Ord. 992 § 2, 1993)