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Chino, CA Filming & Production: Student Filming (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Fee waived
Business permit fee only
Still required
Filming permit application
Proof needed
Signed school letterhead letter
Other costs
Staff time, police crowd control billed

Summary

Chino waives the filming permit business fee for classroom and educational video projects, but a permit application and a school letterhead letter are still required.

5.Any person who is producing a video production as part of an educational/classroom project will be exempt from paying the business permit fees. However, the permittee will be held responsible for all other costs incurred by the city for staff time, police crowd control, and related costs. All requests for exemptions under this subsection will require the permittee to submit a letter on the letterhead of the school district or other educational agency, signed by the instructor and head administrator of the school for which the project is being completed as part of the classroom instruction. The letter must be received by the city prior to issuance of the permit and commencement of project production. Specifically. the letter shall also contain the following information:a.The names of students involved in the production;b.The instructor responsible for production;c.The dates of production;d.That the project is part of classroom instruction;e.A complete description of the production. (Ord. 92-31, 1992; Ord. 89-24 § 4, 1990.)

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).

Full Breakdown

Chino Municipal Code § 5.48.030(A)(5) exempts educational/classroom video productions from paying the chapter's business permit fees, but the student production is still responsible for other city costs such as staff time and police crowd control. To claim the exemption, the applicant must submit a letter on school district or educational agency letterhead, signed by the instructor and the school's head administrator, listing the students, instructor, production dates, and confirming the project is part of classroom instruction. The letter must reach the city before the permit issues and production begins. Adopted by Ord. 89-24 § 4 (1990), amended by Ord. 92-31 (1992).

Violations & Fines

Producing without the required permit, or without submitting the required school letterhead letter to claim the fee waiver, is treated as a chapter violation and is a misdemeanor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do student filmmakers need a permit in Chino?
Yes. Chino Municipal Code § 5.48.030(A)(5) waives only the business permit fee for classroom/educational video projects; a permit application and a signed school letterhead letter are still required.
What must the school letter say?
It must be on school district or educational agency letterhead, signed by the instructor and head administrator, and identify the students, instructor, dates, and that the project is classroom instruction.

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