Public Conduct in Thousand Oaks, CA (2026)
8 verified public conduct rules for Thousand Oaks, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Thousand Oaks doesn't ban panhandling outright, but it criminalizes 'aggressive' begging: touching someone, blocking their path, following them after they've refused, using threatening language, or approaching drivers in traffic to wash windows or direct them to parking spots. Soliciting within 25 feet of a bank, ATM, or check-cashing business, or aboard a public transit vehicle, is also prohibited.
Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 5-8.10(c) & (e)(1) (Aggressive Begging)
(c) Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to beg or solicit another person: (1) In an aggressive manner in a public place; (2) In any public transportation vehicle; (3) Within twenty-five (25) feet of any entrance or exit of any bank or check cashing business or within twenty-five (25) feet of any automated teller machine or check cashing business without the consent of the owner...
Public Urination
Thousand Oaks flatly bans urinating or defecating in any public place, allowing only a urinal, toilet or commode inside a bathroom, restroom, portable restroom or other structure enclosed from public view. The rule has been on the books since 1995 and is enforced as a standard Municipal Code offense.
Thousand Oaks Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Heavy RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 5-8.07 (Public Urination and Defecation Prohibited)
It is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in any public place except when using a urinal, toilet or commode located in a bathroom, restroom, portable restroom or other structure enclosed from public view.
Skateboarding Rules
Thousand Oaks lets the City Council prohibit or restrict skateboarding, bicycling, and roller skating on posted sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, and shopping districts: both public property and private shopping centers that request it. Once a location is properly posted with signs, riding there in violation of the posted rules is a citable infraction.
Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules
Light RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 4-1.05 (Violations)
If a pedestrian walkway or the public property designated in a City Council resolution, adopted pursuant to this chapter, is posted with signs prohibiting or regulating the use of skateboards, bicycles and roller skates, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use any skateboard, bicycle or roller skate on any such street, sidewalk, pedestrian walkway, or shopping district, except in ...
Loud Party Ordinance
If police have to respond twice to the same loud or unruly gathering in Thousand Oaks within 24 hours, the host, property owner, or (if the host is a minor) their parents can be billed for the cost of the second police response as a 'special security assignment.' The first response is treated as a warning only.
Public Conduct: Loud Party
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 5-21.05 (Noise — Loud Parties or Assemblages: Enforcement Costs and Response Fees)
When any loud or unruly assemblage occurs and the City's law enforcement agency is required to respond to the scene in response to citizen complaints, and the senior peace officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to, or a possible violation of this chapter then that senior peace officer shall notify the owner of the property and/or the person in charge of the property where the as...
Loitering Rules
Thousand Oaks bars loitering that unreasonably obstructs pedestrians or vehicles on public streets, sidewalks and alleys, and bars loitering on private property open to the public, like parking lots and shopping centers, once the owner or agent asks the person to leave.
Thousand Oaks Public Loitering Restrictions
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 5-8.02(g)-(h) (Loitering, Curfew and Truancy — Public Property; Private Property Open to the Public)
(g) Public property. No person shall loiter or stand in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk, crosswalk or other public way open for pedestrian or vehicular travel, or otherwise occupy any portion thereof, in such a manner as unreasonably to annoy or molest any pedestrian thereon or as to obstruct or unreasonably interfere with the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles. (h) Private...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Thousand Oaks bans smoking, including e-cigarettes and vaping, in most outdoor public places citywide: playgrounds and within 25 feet, public gardens, outdoor service areas, shopping-center common areas, outdoor customer dining patios, and within 25 feet of any public building's entrance or exit. Restaurants can apply for a city permit to allow smoking in an outdoor dining area, but only if strict distance-from-other-uses and door-sealing conditions are met.
Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 6-5.103 (Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places)
It is unlawful for any person to smoke in the following places: (1) Any playground and within twenty-five (25) feet thereof; (2) Any public gardens; (3) Any outdoor service area; ... (7) Any Common Area at a Shopping Center; (8) Out of doors within twenty-five (25') feet of the entrance or exit of any building open to the public except tobacco shops that are a free standing business;
Public Marijuana Use
Smoking, vaping, or otherwise consuming cannabis in any public place is illegal in Thousand Oaks under California Health and Safety Code §11362.3. Use is allowed only on private property where the owner does not prohibit it.
Public Cannabis Use Prohibited
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Health and Safety Code Section 11362.3 (Restrictions on cannabis use in public)
(a) Section 11362.1 does not permit any person to: (1) Smoke or ingest cannabis or cannabis products in a public place, except in accordance with Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code. (2) Smoke cannabis or cannabis products in a location where smoking tobacco is prohibited. (3) Smoke cannabis or cannabis products within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center, or youth center whil...
Public Alcohol Use
Drinking alcohol is banned on Thousand Oaks streets, sidewalks, and alleys, at public school grounds and stadiums, and in any place of public assembly without the consent of whoever controls it: plus on private property that's visibly open to public view unless the owner permits it.
Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 5-8.05 (Alcoholic Beverages: Public Places)
No person shall drink or consume any alcoholic beverage in the following areas: (a) Upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, or alley; (b) Upon any public school ground, bleacher, or stadium; (c) In any place of public assembly without the consent of the person or entity in possession or control thereof; or (d) Upon any private property open to the public view without the express permission o...
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