Tehama County, CA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Doorway buffer
- 25 feet from county facility door
- Jail buffer
- 100 feet of Tehama County Jail
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under §13.02.050
- Scope
- County property only, not open land
- Excludes
- Red Bluff, Corning, City of Tehama
Summary
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.
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.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Tehama County's Use of County Walkways ordinance (Chapter 13.02) makes it unlawful to loiter, lie, sleep, or camp within twenty-five feet of a doorway to any county facility, or on county property within one hundred feet of the county jail. 'Camp' covers storing belongings, pitching a tent, cooking, or lighting a fire in an unauthorized area. The rule reaches only county buildings and the jail, not open land generally, and § 13.02.040 exempts medical emergencies, sidewalk vendors, permitted events, and people on fixed public benches. Violation is a misdemeanor. It applies only to unincorporated county property. Red Bluff, Corning, and the City of Tehama enforce their own codes.
Violations & Fines
Loitering, lying, sleeping, or camping within the buffer zones is a misdemeanor under § 13.02.050, enforceable by any POST-certified officer, unless a listed exception in § 13.02.040 applies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is camping banned everywhere in unincorporated Tehama County?
What exceptions exist to Tehama County's camping restriction?
Sources & Official References
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