Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 9.44 Curfew for Minors

Sections: 9.44.010 Hours—Exceptions. 9.44.020 Responsibility of parent or guardian.

It is unlawful for any minor, defined herein as a person under the age of eighteen, to loiter upon the streets of the city, in places of amusement or entertainment, or in other public places within the city, between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m., unless:

A. The minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult having control or charge of the minor; or

B. The minor has gone to a place of amusement or entertainment, other than one at which liquor or tobacco is sold or served, prior to eight p.m., and has held over or been continued beyond ten p.m.; or

C. The minor has left a place of amusement or entertainment, a place of employment, or social call after ten p.m., and is thereafter returning directly to his or her home or place of residence in a reasonable manner. (Ord. 4875 § 1, 2016; Ord. 3188 § 1, 1988; prior code § 10.12.010)

It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or any adult having control, custody or charge of a minor to permit, allow or let the minor loiter upon the streets of the city or in places of amusement or entertainment or in other public places in said city between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m., of any day, unless said minor is lawfully upon said streets or public places or places of amusement as permitted by Section 9.44.010. (Ord. 4875 § 1, 2016; prior code § 10.12.020)

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