San Dimas Municipal Code Ch. 9.44 Curfew

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)