Public Conduct in Chino, CA (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Chino, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Chino Municipal Code §§ 9.26.020 and 9.26.030 make it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in the city except in a restroom, defined as a fully enclosed room with a flush toilet so the act is not visible from outside. Violation is a misdemeanor under § 9.26.040, adopted by Ordinance 2002-02 to protect public health and "promote human decency."
Chino Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsChino Municipal Code §§ 9.26.020, 9.26.030 (Ord. 2002-02 § 1 (part), 2002)
9.26.020 - Public urination prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to urinate or deposit any urine in any place within the city except in a restroom. 9.26.030 - Public defecation prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to defecate or deposit any human feces in any place within the city except in a restroom.
Skateboarding Rules
Chino bars skateboarding and roller-skating on any public ground, lot, or structure, and on private business-district property, wherever the owner has posted a compliant no-riding sign.
Chino Skateboarding Public Grounds Rules
Some RestrictionsChino Municipal Code § 10.24.040 (see also § 10.24.050)
It shall be unlawful for any person, while riding upon or propelling any skateboard, as defined herein, or while wearing roller skates, as defined herein, to go upon any public ground, public parking lot, or public structure if there is displayed in plain view on the property, a sign or signs prohibiting such riding as provided by Section 10.24.050(B). (Ord. 2003-16 § 2 (part), 2003.) 10....
Loud Party Ordinance
Chino declares loud or unruly private gatherings a public nuisance and fines the host up to $750 for repeat police responses within 48 hours.
Chino Loud and Unruly Gathering Rules
Some RestrictionsChino Municipal Code §§ 9.36.030, 9.36.050
9.36.030 - Loud or unruly gathering—Unlawful and public nuisance. It shall be unlawful and a public nuisance to host, permit, or allow a loud or unruly gathering. ... An administrative fine of two hundred fifty dollars shall be issued for the first subsequent officer response... five hundred dollars... second... seven hundred fifty dollars shall be issued for the third subsequent officer respon...
Loitering Rules
Loitering without a legal purpose on or around any Chino-owned public building, including grounds, parking lots and entrances, is unlawful under the city's conduct-in-public-buildings ordinance.
Chino Public Building Loitering Ban
Significant RestrictionsChino Municipal Code § 12.22.030(A)(7)-(8) (Ord. 2019-010, § 2, 2019)
7.To remain, stay or loiter without a legal purpose within or on the premises of any public building during hours of operation in such a manner as to actually or potentially block or impede free access to public buildings.8.To remain, stay or loiter within or on the premises of any public building, or any portion thereof, before or after the posted hours of operation.
Jaywalking
Chino can post signs barring pedestrians and bicyclists from crossing the roadway at specific spots the council finds create traffic complications; crossing where such a sign is posted is prohibited citywide.
Chino Pedestrian Roadway Crossing Limits
Some RestrictionsChino Municipal Code § 10.23.020
The director shall place signs where the council has determined that conditions of vehicular and pedestrian or bicycle traffic are such that traffic complications would exist if pedestrians or bicyclists were permitted to cross the roadway at these locations. Pedestrians and bicyclists shall not cross at a location so indicated.
Public Marijuana Use
Chino bans smoking, expressly including marijuana, inside any city-owned or leased public building and within twenty feet of its entrances, exits, or operable windows, under Municipal Code § 12.22.030(A)(5). The chapter's own definition of "smoking" at § 12.22.020(H) names marijuana, natural or synthetic, alongside vaping devices.
Chino Marijuana Smoking Ban at Public Buildings
Significant RestrictionsChino Municipal Code §§ 12.22.020(H), 12.22.030(A)(5) (Ord. 2019-010, § 2, 2019)
12.22.020 - Definitions. H."Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco, chemical substance or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form, and the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol o...
Public Alcohol Use
Chino Municipal Code § 9.24.030 makes drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage in a public place a misdemeanor, and § 9.24.035 separately makes mere possession of an open, uncovered alcohol container in public an infraction. "Public place" reaches streets, sidewalks, parkways, parks and even city hall grounds, and § 9.24.037 extends the open-container rule to sidewalks next to liquor stores.
Chino Public Drinking and Open Container Ban
Some RestrictionsChino Municipal Code § 9.24.030 (Prior code § 16-10); see also §§ 9.24.010, 9.24.035, 9.24.037 (Ord. 2010-12 § 1, 2011; Ord. 2016-014, §§ 1-2, 2016)
9.24.030 - Drinking intoxicating beverage in public place prohibited. Any person drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage in or upon any public place or going in or upon any part of any public place while he is drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. "Public place" means and includes any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway, off-street parking area, ...
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