Victorville, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Baseline rule
- Permit plus state license required for any fireworks
- 1st offense fine
- $1,000 administrative citation
- 2nd offense fine
- $2,000 within 6 months
- 3rd+ offense fine
- $3,000 within 6 months of 2nd
- Issuing authority
- Fire Chief permit + State Fire Marshal license
- Adopted
- Ordinance 2404, December 2019
Summary
Victorville bans possessing, selling, using, or discharging any fireworks, including Class C 'safe and sane' fireworks, unless the Fire Chief has issued a permit and the person also holds a state pyrotechnic operator's license. Violators face misdemeanor or infraction charges plus administrative fines starting at $1,000 for a first offense under Section 13.22.060.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell, use or discharge fireworks or fireworks kits of any class, including Class C "safe and sane" fireworks, unless a permit authorizing such possession, sale, use or discharge has been issued to that person by the fire chief, and unless such person is in possession of a valid pyrotechnic operator's license issued by the office of the state fire marshal. It shall also be unlawful for any property owner or tenant resident in the city to knowingly allow another individual to possess, sell, use or discharge fireworks or fireworks kits on the property where they are the owner or tenant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
22 of the Victorville Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance 2404 in December 2019, regulates fireworks, pyrotechnics, and production effects. 020 makes it unlawful for any person to possess, sell, use, or discharge fireworks or fireworks kits of any class, including Class C 'safe and sane' fireworks, unless the Fire Chief has issued a permit for that possession, sale, use, or discharge, and the person separately holds a valid pyrotechnic operator's license from the state Office of the State Fire Marshal. The same section also makes it unlawful for a property owner or tenant to knowingly let someone else possess, sell, use, or discharge fireworks on their property.
040 extends it to discharging or using a pyrotechnic device or production effect, such as theatrical flash or fog effects. 050 makes any violation an infraction or misdemeanor at the City Attorney's discretion, with the violator also responsible for the cost of safely disposing of confiscated fireworks and for the city's investigation and emergency-response expenses. 060 lets a peace officer or code enforcement officer issue an administrative citation without first issuing a notice of violation, carrying a fine of $1,000 for a first violation, $2,000 for a second violation within six months, and $3,000 for a third or later violation within six months of the second. 5.
Violations & Fines
A first fireworks violation draws a $1,000 administrative fine under Section 13.22.060, rising to $2,000 for a second violation within six months and $3,000 for a third or later violation in that same six-month window. The City Attorney can instead pursue the offense as a criminal infraction or misdemeanor under Section 13.22.050, and either way the violator pays for disposal of confiscated fireworks and the city's investigation and emergency-response costs.
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Sources & Official References
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