Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Tehama County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Tehama County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Sit-Lie Rules

Tehama County bars sitting, lying, sleeping, or loitering on a walkway connected to a county facility only when it unreasonably obstructs pedestrians: a narrow county-property rule, not a blanket sidewalk sit-lie ban, and it excludes Red Bluff, Corning, and the City of Tehama.

Tehama County Sit-Lie Sidewalk Rule

Some Restrictions

Tehama County Code § 13.02.030(B)

It is unlawful for any person: ... B. To loiter, lie, sleep or camp upon any walkway connected to any county facility in a manner that unreasonably obstructs the free passage of pedestrians.

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Encampment Sanitation

Tehama County bans camping within twenty-five feet of a county facility doorway and within one hundred feet of the county jail: a narrow, facility-specific rule, not a county-wide camping ban, and it doesn't apply inside Red Bluff, Corning, or the City of Tehama.

Tehama County Facility Camping Ban

Significant Restrictions

Tehama County Code § 13.02.030(A) and (C)

It is unlawful for any person: A. To loiter, lie, sleep or camp within twenty-five feet of a doorway to any county facility. ... C. To loiter, lie, sleep or camp on Tehama County owned property, within one hundred feet of the Tehama County Jail or any building connected thereto.

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