Bakersfield police follow California SB 54 the TRUST Act, which limits local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement statewide. The conservative-leaning city has historically chafed at the rules but must comply with state preemption.
California Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act of 2017, restricts state and local law enforcement including BPD from using resources to investigate, detain, or arrest people for federal immigration violations. Police cannot ask about immigration status during routine stops, hold inmates past their release date based solely on ICE detainers without a judicial warrant, or share certain database information. Limited exceptions exist for inmates convicted of serious or violent felonies. Kern County Sheriff and BPD have publicly opposed parts of the law but follow it under state preemption.
Local agencies violating SB 54 risk Attorney General enforcement, loss of state grant funding, and civil action. Officers acting outside statutory exceptions can face departmental discipline; the law creates no individual cause of action for monetary damages.
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Bakersfield Municipal Code 6.04.230 prohibits keeping any animal, bird, or fowl that by sound or cry unreasonably disturbs the peace or interferes with the c...
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Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.22 prohibits any loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood, or that causes discomfort...
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Bakersfield does not generally ban overnight street parking, but BMC 10.40.010 makes it unlawful for any vehicle (operable or not) to remain parked on a publ...
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Bakersfield does not restrict year-round lawn ornaments (statues, gnomes, flamingos, religious figures, sports themes) on residential property. There is no p...
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Bakersfield does not regulate residential inflatable holiday displays by size, lighting, or motor noise. They qualify as seasonal decorations exempt under BM...
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Bakersfield's outdoor lighting standards exempt seasonal decorations as long as they are not in use for more than 60 consecutive days. Residential lots zoned...
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