Title 10 — PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS›Part VIII — OIenses By or Against Minors
Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 10.52 Curfew
Petaluma Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Petaluma
Cite as: Petaluma Municipal Code Chapter 10.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.52.010 Hours generally.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or drive or be
driven in a motor vehicle in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of
amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places, between the hour of eleven p.m. and
daylight of the following day, oOcial city time. (Ord. 46 CS §24; prior code §16.11.)
10.52.020 Exceptions.¶
The provisions of Section 10.52.010 shall not apply to a minor accompanied by his parent or legal guardian or
other adult person having legal care and custody of such minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency errand
or legitimate business directed by his parent or legal guardian. (Ord. 46 CS §24; prior code §16.12.)
10.52.030 Special weekend regulations.¶
The provisions of Sections 10.52.010 and 10.52.020 shall not apply on Friday and Saturday nights to any person
under the age of eighteen years attending a bona Mde meeting, dance or party at a church, school or youth club, or
a theater; provided, that on Friday and Saturday nights it is unlawful for any such minor to be upon any public
street, park, square or public place between the hours of midnight and daylight immediately following, except
when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or an adult person having the legal care and custody of such
minor. (Ord. 349 NCS §5; prior code §16.13.)
10.52.040 Arrest for violation.¶
Whenever any minor is arrested for the violation of this chapter, the oOce of the probation oOcer of the county
shall be notiMed of such occurrence and a copy of the arrest report, setting forth the circumstances of the arrest,
shall be forwarded to such oOce of the probation oOcer of the county. (Ord. 349 NCS §6; prior code § 16.14.)
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