Public Conduct in Davis, CA (2026)
8 verified public conduct rules for Davis, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Davis bars soliciting money or alms within fifteen feet of a bank, credit union or ATM entrance during business or operating hours. The rule sits inside a broader ordinance targeting aggressive conduct, blocked sidewalks and unattended property in public places.
Davis Ban On ATM Panhandling
Significant RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code §§ 26.06.030, 26.06.040, 26.06.060
Solicitation of money or almsshall mean to use spoken words or bodily gestures to ask, beg, and/or request the immediate donation of money or other thing of value or soliciting the direct and immediate sale of goods or services. ... No person shall willfully and knowingly engage in solicitation of money or alms within fifteen feet of any entrance or exit of any financial institution during its ...
Public Urination
Davis makes it an infraction to urinate or defecate anywhere in public other than inside an enclosed restroom, bathroom or similar structure. The ordinance carves out only two exceptions: children five and under, and anyone with a verified medical condition that prevents bodily control.
Davis Public Urination Ban
Significant RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 26.01.030
(a) It is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in public, other than when using a toilet, urinal or commode located in a restroom, bathroom or other structure enclosed from public view. (b) The enforcement provisions of this section shall not apply to the following individuals who may not be able to adequately control the bodily functions that control urination or defecation: (1) Chil...
Skateboarding Rules
Davis lets private property owners post signs banning skateboards on publicly used private property, bans skateboarding on sidewalks and streets in the central traffic district and a defined downtown rail-depot zone outright, and lets the traffic engineer close other areas with posted signs.
Davis Skateboarding Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 6.02.050(b), § 6.02.060(b)
No person shall use, ride or otherwise operate a skateboard on any publicly used private property when signs are posted as provided in this section. ... No person shall ride, use or otherwise operate or propel a skateboard on any public right-of-way, roadway, pavement, parking lot or sidewalk located within the following area: Beginning at a point of the extension of the north curb of 2nd Stree...
Loitering Rules
Davis prohibits loitering within six hundred feet of any posted secondary school campus during school hours, plus a half hour before and an hour after classes or school functions. The article only takes effect once anti-loitering signs go up under § 26.03.050, and fines escalate with repeat offenses.
Davis School Loitering Restrictions
Some RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code §§ 26.03.030, 26.03.070
(a) When signs have been posted as provided in Section 26.03.050, loitering is prohibited within six hundred feet of all secondary school campus property lines. Loitering is prohibited during the following times: (1) Thirty minutes prior to the starting time of school hours; (2) During school hours; (3) One hour after the end time of school hours; ... Any person who violates any provision of th...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Davis bans smoking, including e-cigarette vapor, within twenty feet of restaurant and bar patios, public event areas, building entrances, and any city park or greenbelt. Violators face escalating fines set by Davis Municipal Code Article 34.03.
Davis Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Some RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code §§ 34.02.010(x), 34.03.090
(x) Smoking shall be prohibited in the following outdoor areas, and smoking, except while passing on the way to another destination, shall be prohibited within twenty feet of or close enough to the following areas for smoke to travel into an area or building, where smoking is prohibited, whichever is greater: ... (2) Seating provided by eating establishments and bars, ... (13) Public parks and ...
Jaywalking
Davis requires pedestrians to cross at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb unless a marked crosswalk is present, and bans crossing anywhere but a crosswalk within a school district under the Municipal Code's pedestrian article.
Davis Pedestrian Crossing Rules
Light RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 22.10.020; § 22.10.030
§ 22.10.020. Use of crosswalk required in certain areas. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any school district. § ... 22.10.030. ... Method of crossing roadway. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk.
Public Marijuana Use
Davis Municipal Code § 34.02.025 separately and expressly bans smoking marijuana or marijuana products in every enclosed public place, on all city-owned property including parks, streets, sidewalks and bike paths, and in posted private parking lots.
Davis Public Marijuana Smoking Ban
Some RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 34.02.025
(a) In addition to all those places where smoking is prohibited as set forth in this Article 34.02, smoking marijuana or marijuana products is expressly prohibited in all of the following places: (1) All enclosed areas to which the public is invited or permitted; (2) In or upon all property owned, leased, or occupied by the city, expressly including any public park, street, sidewalk, bike path,...
Public Alcohol Use
Davis bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on streets, sidewalks, bike paths, greenbelts and four named city parks, and within six hundred feet of a school during restricted loitering hours. Posted private apartment parking lots and permitted special events are the main exceptions.
Davis Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code § 26.04.020
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage or to have in his or her possession any open container of beer, wine, or any alcoholic beverage, or intoxicating liquor on any street, sidewalk, bike path, greenbelt, alley, highway, off-street public parking lot or structure; in Cedar Park, Central Park, N Street Minipark, or Oxford Circle Park; within six hundred feet o...
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