Public Conduct in Simi Valley, CA (2026)
6 verified public conduct rules for Simi Valley, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Simi Valley Municipal Code Section 5-39.03 makes it unlawful to solicit money, goods, or services in an "aggressive manner," inside any bus or at a bus stop, within 15 feet of a bank, ATM, or check-cashing business, or on private property once the owner has said no or posted a no-soliciting sign.
Simi Valley Aggressive Solicitation Ban
Significant RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code § 5-39.03
It is unlawful for any person to solicit money or other things of value, or to solicit the sale of goods or services: (a)In an aggressive manner in a public area or on private property on which the owner permits solicitation to occur;(b)In any public transportation vehicle, or bus station or stop;(c)Within fifteen (15′) feet to any entrance or exit of any bank or check cashing businesses or wit...
Public Urination
Simi Valley bans urinating or defecating on any street, sidewalk, parking lot, park or other public area, or anywhere exposed to public view. The only exception is a restroom, portable toilet, or other enclosed facility built for sanitary waste disposal.
Simi Valley Bans Public Urination, Defecation
Heavy RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code Sec. 5-44.04
No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, alley, right-of-way, crosswalk, parkway, plaza, park, public building or other publicly maintained facility, public place or other public area or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view, except when using a urinal, toilet or commode located in a restroom, or when using a portable or tempor...
Skateboarding Rules
Riders under 18 must wear a fitted, fastened safety helmet meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission bicycle-helmet standards while skateboarding, rollerblading, rollerskating or riding a scooter anywhere open to the public in Simi Valley, under SVMC § 4-13.02. A parent or guardian who lets a minor go without one is prosecutable alongside the child; violating the rule is an infraction.
Simi Valley Skateboard Helmet Law, Under 18
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code § 4-13.02(a)
(a)It is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to operate a skateboard, rollerblades, rollerskates, or scooter, unless that person is wearing properly fitted and fastened protective headgear. For the purpose of this section the term "protective headgear" shall mean a safety helmet that meets the established minimum safety standards for bicycle helmets of the Consumer Product Sa...
Loud Party Ordinance
Simi Valley bans loud parties with bands, radios or amplified sound after 11 p.m. on weekends and 10 p.m. on weeknights under Municipal Code Section 5-33.02, and Section 5-33.06 makes every host, owner, tenant or person collecting a cover charge jointly and severally liable for the police response costs a disruptive party generates.
Simi Valley Loud Party Host Liability Rules
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code §§ 5-33.02, 5-33.06, 5-33.07
It shall be unlawful to conduct or allow to be conducted any party which has present a band, orchestra, radio, or any other electronic sound reproduction and/or amplification device/system between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Friday or Saturday and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday which produces loud and unreasonable sound in volume sufficient...
Public Marijuana Use
Simi Valley Municipal Code Section 5-41.05 makes it unlawful to smoke, vaporize, or ingest cannabis or medicinal cannabis in any public place inside the city. The ordinance is declarative of state law, so it doesn't add any City-specific fine or misdemeanor beyond what state cannabis law already imposes for public consumption.
Simi Valley Bans Public Cannabis Consumption
Heavy RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code § 5-41.05
Smoking, vaporizing, or ingesting of any cannabis or medicinal cannabis or their products is prohibited as a use or activity in any public place. This section is declarative of State law and does not impose any additional restrictions or penalties beyond that in State law.
Public Alcohol Use
Drinking or holding an open container of any beverage over 0.5% alcohol on a Simi Valley street, sidewalk, alley, or in any public place is unlawful under SVMC § 5-3.01, and the ban reaches private property too without the owner's consent. Exceptions exist for licensed premises, restaurant seating areas, and events under a special events permit.
Simi Valley Open Container Ban in Public
Significant RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code § 5-3.01
It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any malt, spiritous, or vinous liquor containing more than one-half (½) of one percent of alcohol by volume or to hold or to exercise dominion and control over any open container containing such beverage: (a)Upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, or alley or while occupying any vehicle or conveyance thereon;(b)Upon any public school ground or any...
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