Public Conduct in Redding, CA (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Redding, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Redding Municipal Code § 10.19.020 makes it unlawful to solicit, ask or beg in an aggressive manner anywhere in the city, and § 10.19.010 defines six specific behaviors, from blocking a sidewalk to using threatening language, that turn ordinary panhandling into a chargeable offense.
Redding Aggressive Panhandling Ban
Significant RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 10.19.020
No person shall solicit, ask or beg in an aggressive manner in any public place. "Aggressive manner" means any of the following:1.Approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person before, during or after soliciting, asking or begging, if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person to: (i) fear bodily harm to oneself or to another, damage to or loss of property, o...
Public Urination
It is unlawful in Redding to urinate or defecate on any public or private road, exposed private property, or public property not designated for that purpose, under RMC § 9.04.060, though a person with a verified medical condition is expressly exempt from enforcement.
Redding Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 9.04.060
A.It is unlawful for any person to deposit, or cause to be deposited, any human urine or feces upon any public or private highway or road, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or in or upon any public property other than property designated or set aside for that purpose, or in or upon any private property where the public is admitted by easement, license or other permission, or up...
Skateboarding Rules
Redding Municipal Code Section 13.12.070 bans bicycling, roller skating, and skateboarding in any public area that is conspicuously posted against those activities, and the same ban reaches privately owned property open to the public once the owner posts notice and files a consent-to-enforcement form with police.
Redding Wheeled Devices in Posted Areas
Some RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 13.12.070
A.No person shall bicycle, roller skate, skateboard or use any other wheeled device propelled, in whole or in part, by human power in any public area posted against such activities or uses. The provisions of this section shall not apply to wheeled devices which are reasonably necessary to assist those with a temporary or permanent disability.B.The provisions of subsection A of this section shal...
Loud Party Ordinance
Anyone who controls a premises where a minor drinks alcohol or uses a controlled substance is liable under Redding's social host law, facing civil or administrative fines of $250, $500, then $1,000 per additional offense, plus the city's full public safety response costs.
Redding Social Host Party Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 9.01.030
A.No person in control of any premises shall suffer, permit, allow, or host a party at the premises where alcohol or a controlled substance is consumed by any minor.B.Violation of this section may occur irrespective of whether such person had actual knowledge of the party or intended that alcohol or a controlled substance be consumed by any minor. Furthermore, a responsible person need not be p...
Loitering Rules
Redding Municipal Code § 10.18.020 bans loitering or standing on any street, sidewalk or building entrance in a way that blocks pedestrians, and separately bans loitering in parks or public areas to harass someone, drink without a permit, or let a minor smoke. Violators face escalating fines under § 10.18.030.
Redding Loitering and Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 10.18.020
A.No person shall loiter or stand in or upon any public highway, alley, crosswalk, street or sidewalk or other place open for pedestrian travel or otherwise occupy any portion thereof in such a manner as to obstruct or unreasonably interfere with the free passage of pedestrians or as to obstruct or unreasonably interfere with the normal use of the entrance to any building, business, house of wo...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Redding Municipal Code § 10.20.080 bans smoking any substance, tobacco, marijuana or vapor, in or upon any city park facility, and separately makes it an infraction to leave smoking material on park grounds or refuse to put it out when a city official or officer asks.
Redding Park Smoking Ban
Heavy RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 10.20.080
A.The smoking of any substance is not allowed in or upon any park facility. "Smoke or 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. "Smoking" al...
Public Alcohol Use
Redding Municipal Code Section 10.25.010 bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public property, and extends the ban fifty feet onto private property visible from those areas unless the owner consents. Permitted park events, sidewalk dining, and licensed special events are exempted.
Redding Open Container Alcohol Ban
Significant RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code § 10.25.010
A.No person shall consume or have in his or her possession an open container of any alcoholic beverage: (1) on any public highway, alley, crosswalk, street or sidewalk or other place open for pedestrian travel; (2) on any public property; or (3) within fifty (50) feet of any public highway, alley, crosswalk, street or sidewalk or other place open for pedestrian travel, while on private property...
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