Los Banos, CA

Los Banos requires owners of dogs adjudicated vicious or potentially dangerous to have Animal Control microchip the dog for identification at the owner's expense, under Los Banos…

Los Banos bans traditional livestock outright inside city limits and treats chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons and small exotic fowl as excluded from the by-right household-pet…

Los Banos makes it unlawful to feed a feral cat unless the feeder registers as a caretaker with the City, feeds daily without leaving excess food out, traps and spays or neuters cats…

Los Banos does not ban dogs by breed; instead it declares a dog vicious or potentially dangerous based on documented behavior, then requires muzzling in public, $500,000 liability…

Los Banos law makes it unlawful to let a dog or other animal run at large on any public street, road, alley, park or public place, and defines at-large as being off the owner's…

Los Banos flatly bans beekeeping inside city limits. Los Banos Municipal Code § 6-1.9004 states that no person shall keep or maintain within the City any stand of bees, with no zoning…

Los Banos requires anyone operating a grooming parlor, pet shop, kennel or similar animal business to hold a City business license, pass an Animal Control Officer inspection, and…

Los Banos caps ownership at three dogs and three cats over four months old per premises within city limits. Owners who want more can apply to the Animal Control Services Unit for an…

Los Banos bans keeping wild, exotic, dangerous or nondomestic animals without first obtaining authorization from both the California Department of Fish and Game and the City, under Los…

A Los Banos dog or cat impounded a third time within 12 months must be spayed or neutered, at the owner's expense, before it can be redeemed. Owners of registered breeding animals can…

California law makes it illegal to knowingly feed big game mammals, deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, black bear, and Nelson bighorn sheep, anywhere in the state. The California…

Los Banos Municipal Code § 6-3.09 makes it unlawful to burn garbage anywhere in the City, and separately unlawful to burn any waste material in or on an alley, street, street…

Los Banos is one of the California cities that still allows "Safe and Sane" fireworks, but only on private property and only from July 1 through July 4, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00…

Los Banos bans keeping dry grass, brush or dead vegetation that creates a fire hazard on any property, defining it as nuisance vegetation under § 10-3.111(a)(1) and prohibiting it…

California uniformly applies the State Fire Marshal's propane storage standards through the California Fire Code, which all local jurisdictions must enforce as a minimum.

California uniformly classifies and maps Fire Hazard Severity Zones statewide, with mandatory building, disclosure, and defensible space rules tied to zone designations.

Los Banos declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public or private property a public nuisance under Title 5, Chapter 1. The Fire Chief, acting as…

Los Banos does not set a fixed overnight curfew, but Section 4-5.21 makes it unlawful to park or store any vehicle on a street or alley for more than a consecutive 72 hours, and…

Section 4-5.40 caps parking a recreational vehicle on a Los Banos roadway at 48 consecutive hours for loading or storage prep, and a utility trailer at 12 hours in any 24-hour period…

Los Banos bars parking or storing vehicles on lawns, landscaped areas, or bare dirt anywhere in the front yard. Vehicles must sit on a paved driveway, driveway extension, or improved…

Los Banos bars stopping, standing, or parking in a parkway, a posted no-parking or restricted zone, a divisional island, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk or safety zone under Section…

Painting or marking a curb in Los Banos without City sign-off is illegal. Section 4-5.10 reserves curb, sidewalk, and street painting for the City Council or Traffic Safety Committee…

Los Banos bans parking a semi truck, tractor, or tractor-trailer in any residential yard, front, side, or back, with no exceptions listed. Heavy equipment, earth-moving machinery built…

California Civil Code sections 4745 and 1947.6, plus Government Code 65850.7, create statewide rights for residents to install EV charging stations and require expedited local…

California doesn't ban private-property towing, but Vehicle Code Section 22658 controls how it happens. A posted sign at least 17 by 22 inches must warn drivers before a tow company…

Los Banos does not require a permit for a fence three feet or under, or for a taller fence built behind the required setback line. A taller fence that a homeowner wants inside the…

Los Banos lets fences and walls up to three feet stand anywhere on a residential lot, but anything taller must meet the same setback lines as buildings: twenty feet off the front…

California Civil Code Section 841, the Good Neighbor Fence Act, presumes adjoining landowners share equal benefit and equal cost responsibility for boundary fences, applying statewide…

Los Banos allows home occupations as a secondary, by-right use in residential zones only if they generate no advertising, no customers and no employees. Add any of those and the…

Los Banos allows small family day care homes (up to eight children) and large family day care homes (seven to fourteen children) as a matter of right in every residential zone under…

Government Code section 51035 forbids any California city, county, or city and county from prohibiting a cottage food operation in a residential dwelling. The local agency must pick…

California lets home cooks sell meals from their own kitchen under a microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) permit, capped at 30 meals a day, 90 a week, and $100,000 in annual…

California's ministerial ADU law runs the process, but Los Banos Municipal Code § 9-3.3005 sets the numbers that apply once a complete application clears review: a detached ADU tops…

Los Banos allows an ADU to be rented out, just not as a short-term rental. Municipal Code § 9-3.3006(b) bars renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for stays under 30 days…

Sheds and other detached accessory buildings in Los Banos R-1 and R-2 lots are capped at 30% of the required rear yard individually, 50% collectively, under Municipal Code §…

Converting an existing garage or carport into an accessory dwelling unit in Los Banos does not trigger a new setback. Municipal Code § 9-3.3005(b)(1) lets the conversion keep whatever…

Los Banos does not require an owner to live on site for a standalone ADU permitted between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2025, but § 9-3.3006(c) otherwise requires the property owner…

An accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet pays no development impact fees at all in Los Banos. Municipal Code § 9-3.3009 waives impact fees below that threshold and, above it…

Los Banos exempts construction noise from its decibel limits only during set windows: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Outside those hours…

Los Banos caps exterior noise by receiving-land-use category and time of day under a decibel table running from 45 dBA to 90 dBA, and any noise "consisting primarily of speech or…

Los Banos caps exterior noise with a sliding table tied to how long the sound lasts each hour. A residential receiver cannot be exposed to more than 55 dBA daytime or 45 dBA at night…

Los Banos bans keeping any dog, fowl or other animal that habitually barks, bays, cries or howls so continuously as to unreasonably disturb the neighborhood's peace and quiet. A…

California sets statewide airport noise limits under Title 21 CCR, with the state preempting most local aviation noise control because federal FAA authority dominates aircraft…

Los Banos encourages, but does not mandate, rainwater harvesting under its water efficient landscape ordinance. Section 9-6.03.16 recommends capture and infiltration measures like rain…

Los Banos requires no permit to remove an ordinary private tree, but removing or heavily pruning a City-designated Heritage Tree is unlawful without a Public Works Director permit…

Los Banos caps grass and weeds at eight inches above ground level on any property under § 10-3.111(a)(6). Property owners face civil penalties up to $2,500 per day or misdemeanor…

Los Banos does not mandate native plants, but its Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance names protecting native species and choosing local native trees, turf and shrubs as accepted ways…

Los Banos bans daytime lawn and landscape watering with City water year-round. Overhead irrigation is unlawful between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. every day, and outside that window it is…

Los Banos does not set backyard bin standards for household composting. Instead, its landscape ordinance requires new and rehabilitated landscape installations to work at least four…

Property owners bordering a Los Banos street must trim trees so branches do not block streetlights, sidewalks, traffic signs or intersection sightlines under § 10-1.07. The Public…

Since SB 676 took effect in 2024, Government Code 53087.7 protects only drought-tolerant living landscaping from local bans, so cities may again prohibit artificial turf. Civil Code…

Los Banos requires every in-ground and larger above-ground pool to be enclosed by fencing or walls at least five feet high, with self-closing, self-latching gates, under Municipal Code…

California requires hosting platforms to warn hosts to check their lease and insurance before listing (Business and Professions Code 22592), and AB 537 requires short-term lodging…

Every occupied property in Los Banos must receive City trash collection and be billed for it under Los Banos Municipal Code § 6-3.02, with an exception only for commercial or…

Los Banos Municipal Code Chapter 3.1 spells out how residents must handle their recycling containers: keep material clean and comingled, only set bins out for scheduled pickup, and…

Los Banos requires curbside recycling participation for every single-family and multi-family residence that receives City refuse collection under Municipal Code Chapter 3.1. Ordinance…

Los Banos Municipal Code Chapter 3.2 implements state SB 1383 by requiring every single-family home, multifamily building, and commercial business to subscribe to three-container…

Dumping junk or nuisance vegetation on public or private property in Los Banos is an abatable nuisance and a criminal offense under Municipal Code Section 10-3.113. It is also unlawful…

Los Banos regulates when residents may set out garbage and green waste containers for collection. Municipal Code § 6-3.23 bars placing any can or container, including green waste, at…

Los Banos limits residential trash cans to 30 gallons with a tight-fitting, watertight cover under Los Banos Municipal Code § 6-3.01, and makes it unlawful for anyone but the owner or…

Los Banos sets yard setbacks by zoning district in Title 9 of its municipal code. In the R-2 Medium Density Residential District, Section 9-3.708 requires a 20-foot front yard (10 feet…

Los Banos caps building height at thirty feet in its Low, Medium and High Density Residential zones. The limit is measured from the average ground level under the building to the…

Los Banos caps residential lot coverage at 70 percent of the total lot area for buildings, parking, driveways and patios, leaving at least 30 percent for landscaping, lawns and outdoor…

Los Banos charges a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent paid by anyone occupying a hotel, motel, or similar lodging for 30 consecutive days or less. Operators collect the tax when rent…

Los Banos allows tattoo parlors as a permitted use, by right, only in the General Commercial (C-1) zoning district under Section 9-3.1202 of the Municipal Code. No use permit or…

Los Banos requires pawnbrokers to hold a City license and, under Municipal Code Section 11-12.05, hold every pawned or purchased item intact for 20 days before it can be sold…

Los Banos requires a police-issued regulatory permit for every adult entertainment business, plus separate performer, escort, and figure model permits, under Municipal Code Section…

Los Banos requires anyone who owns or operates a massage establishment to hold a City-issued massage establishment permit before opening, per Municipal Code § 11-16.301. The Community…

California requires statewide licensing of tobacco and vape retailers under the STAKE Act and the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act. Business and Professions Code 22970…

Los Banos bans unauthorized camping and encampments on public property under Ordinance 1205, adopted November 2024. Section 5-11.03 declares camping, storing personal property, or…

Los Banos requires every food handler, defined broadly to include cooks, waiters, bakers, butchers and anyone preparing or serving food for the public, to hold a valid health…

Los Banos requires a development permit for any construction, grading, or manufactured home placement within areas the FEMA Flood Insurance Study maps as special flood hazard zones…

Los Banos ties its flood construction rules to the FEMA 'base flood,' the flood with a one percent annual chance of occurring. Section 4-9.14 requires new construction and substantial…

Los Banos regulates what can enter its storm drains under the Los Banos Urban Storm Water Management and Discharge Control Ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 6-13. Section 6-13.106 bans…

Los Banos requires landscape design plans for projects in fire-prone areas to address fire safety, including a defensible space zone around buildings as required by state Public…

Los Banos requires a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan before construction begins on any project that disturbs one acre or more of soil, or that disturbs less than an acre but is…

The California Coastal Act, Public Resources Code sections 30000 through 30900, requires Coastal Development Permits for nearly all work in the coastal zone and gives the Coastal…

Los Banos closes every City park to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Section 5-5.05 makes it unlawful for anyone, regardless of age, to be or remain in a City park during…

Los Banos bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or playing in public streets, parks, and other public places between 11:00 p.m. and daylight. Section 5-5.01 exempts minors…

Los Banos Municipal Code makes water leaks on the customer's side of the meter the customer's job, not the city's, under § 6-7.30. Every consumer connected to city water must, at their…

Los Banos requires new and rehabilitated landscape irrigation systems to be built so they can use recycled water now or in the future. Where recycled water is used, the landscape…

Los Banos bans turf grass on steep slopes and in street medians under its Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. New and rehabilitated landscape projects cannot plant turf on slopes…

Los Banos requires anyone doing work in a public street, alley or right-of-way, including private encroachments, to get a permit first under § 7-2.01, post a bond or certified check…

Los Banos bans stringing a cord, rope, barrier, or similar object across a public sidewalk, street, alley, or other right-of-way. Municipal Code Section 4-5.16 requires City Council…

Los Banos requires new construction and many alterations to meet the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), 2022 Edition, which § 8-1.12 adopts by reference as the City's…

Every plumbing installation, repair or alteration in Los Banos must meet the California Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition, based on the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, which § 8-1.15 adopts by…

An accessory dwelling unit in Los Banos does not need automatic fire sprinklers unless the main house on the same lot needs them. Municipal Code § 9-3.3005(h) ties the ADU's sprinkler…

Any child care center in Los Banos needs a conditional use permit under Municipal Code § 9-3.3704, plus play areas enclosed by a six-foot fence, one parking stall per four children…

Los Banos requires all building work, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving and demolition, to comply with the 2022 California Building Code, adopted…

Every electrical installation, alteration or repair in Los Banos must meet the California Electrical Code, 2022 Edition, based on the 2020 National Electrical Code, which § 8-1.07…

Los Banos treats a neglected vacant or boarded building as blight and a public nuisance. Under § 10-3.122 no responsible party may let a building sit vacant more than 60 days unless it…

Los Banos requires every owner of unimproved or improved land to disc, harrow, rototill, or otherwise clear weeds by April 1st each year under Section 4-6.23, or the property is…

Los Banos treats skateboards and similar personal transportation devices as pedestrians on public streets under Section 4-7.02, and bans them outright on sidewalks in business…

Los Banos bars smoking, ingesting or consuming marijuana citywide to the extent state law makes it unlawful, and separately bans all marijuana consumption on any property the city…

Los Banos bans drinking or possessing an open alcoholic beverage on any public street, sidewalk, or alley, and in City parks and recreation areas without a Chief of Police permit…

Los Banos requires a Planning Commission use permit for any off-site billboard, and Municipal Code § 9-3.2819(i) bars moving parts or animation on the sign face. That flatly rules out…

Los Banos lets businesses post temporary, non-illuminated window signs advertising sales, management changes, or product and pricing information without a permit, but caps the coverage…

Los Banos caps political and campaign signs at 32 square feet per candidate or issue per site and exempts them from a sign review permit. Signs cannot go up before the candidacy filing…

Los Banos limits a garage sale to one on-site sign plus two off-site signs under six square feet under Municipal Code § 9-3.3803(b)(5)(E). Off-site signs need the property owner's…

Los Banos allows a billboard to be electrically illuminated but Municipal Code § 9-3.2819(i)(4)(C) draws one hard line: no neon illumination. Reflective paint and reflective material…

Los Banos requires all outdoor light fixtures to be "fully shielded" so no light escapes above the horizontal plane, caps ground-mounted walkway lights at 20 feet, limits building…

Los Banos's outdoor lighting ordinance defines light trespass as light shining beyond a property's boundaries and requires fixtures to be fully shielded from adjacent properties. Any…

Los Banos does not cap how loud a bar or nightclub can play music, but it requires a posted warning once indoor sound crosses 95 dBA. Any place of public entertainment operating a…

Los Banos sets a stricter decibel cap for home air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment than its general noise table. An existing residential AC or refrigeration system cannot…

Los Banos requires anyone engaged in commercial solicitation, peddling, or canvassing to obtain a City permit and identification card before going door-to-door. Applicants submit to…

Posting a No Solicitors sign in Los Banos legally bars any commercial or noncommercial solicitor from approaching that property under Municipal Code Section 11-5.10. A separate…

Los Banos caps residential garage and yard sales at four per twelve-month period, each running no more than two consecutive days, under Municipal Code § 9-3.3803(b)(5)(A). Sales must…

Los Banos prohibits every form of commercial marijuana activity, including dispensaries, delivery, processing and outdoor cultivation, in all zoning districts under Municipal Code…

Health and Safety Code section 11362.2 grants every adult 21 or older the statewide right to cultivate up to six cannabis plants indoors, and bars local governments from completely…

Los Banos can designate individual trees or tree groups as protected Heritage Trees by City Council resolution under § 10-1.09, based on historic, cultural or ecological significance…

Planting a tree in a Los Banos parkway or street right-of-way requires a free permit from the Public Works Director under § 10-1.04, unless the tree is part of an approved landscape…

Los Banos grants a density bonus, incentives or concessions to housing developments of five or more units that set aside affordable units, implementing California Government Code §§…

Los Banos restricts where mobile food vendors can park by zone and distance: no vending within 300 feet of a school, church, park or recreation center, none within 100 feet of an…

Every mobile food vendor operating in Los Banos must hold an annual city permit obtained through the Community and Economic Development Department, pass a Los Banos Police Department…

Los Banos requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to hold a City-issued permit before setting up on a public sidewalk. The permit costs a nonrefundable processing fee, runs…

Los Banos does not ban any specific invasive plant by name. Its landscape ordinance defines invasive plant species and strongly discourages using any plant listed by the California…

Los Banos allows card rooms but only under a City license, and Municipal Code Section 11-10.17 caps every licensed card room at six tables and seven players per table, with a mandatory…

California Penal Code § 326.5 lets only tax-exempt nonprofits, mobilehome park associations, senior groups, and school-affiliated charities run bingo, and only under a local city or…

California law exempts private home card games from gambling regulation entirely. Penal Code § 337j(e)(2)(D) excludes any card game played in a private home or residence from the…

California has no legal sports betting, in stores or online. Penal Code section 337a criminalizes bookmaking, pool-selling, and placing or accepting any bet on the result of a sporting…

Los Banos requires a special event permit before sponsoring a parade or public assembly of more than 75 people on any City street, sidewalk, or other City-owned land, under Municipal…

A residential block party that closes a Los Banos street needs a block party permit under Municipal Code § 9-3.4303, applied for 21 to 90 days ahead. Closures run under a quarter mile…

Los Banos sets business license fees by resolution and, under Municipal Code Section 11-1.104, may vary the fee amount depending on the type of business, tying the charge to the…

Los Banos bans open-flame cooking on public streets, parks and sidewalks under its unpermitted-camping ordinance, treating grills, portable stoves and cooking fires as camping activity…

Section 4-6.03 lists the property conditions Los Banos code enforcement treats as public nuisances, from weed and trash accumulation to junk vehicles kept over 10 days and…

Los Banos runs a same-day, nondiscretionary permit process for small residential rooftop solar systems under Municipal Code Title 8, Chapter 6. Systems up to 10 kW AC (or 30 kW…

California Civil Code section 714 makes any HOA covenant, deed restriction, or governing document provision that effectively prohibits or restricts a solar energy system void and…

California's Solar Rights Act and the SolarAPP+ mandate (SB 379) require expedited permit review of small residential solar systems, preempting restrictive local processes.

California sets a statewide minimum wage floor under Labor Code 1182.12, $16.90 per hour for all employers as of January 2026. Local governments are not preempted and may set higher…

California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act under Labor Code 245-249 mandates paid sick leave for nearly all employees statewide. SB 616 (2023) raised the minimum to 40 hours…

California regulates concealed carry weapons licenses statewide under Penal Code 26150 through 26225. Senate Bill 2 (2023) imposes uniform sensitive-place restrictions and applicant…

California preempts most local firearm regulation under Government Code 53071 and Penal Code 25605, reserving licensing, registration, and manufacture authority to the state. However…

California broadly prohibits open carry of firearms statewide under Penal Code 25850 (loaded firearms in public) and Penal Code 26350 (open carry of unloaded handguns). The prohibition…

California prohibits carrying loaded firearms in vehicles statewide under Penal Code 25400 and 25850. Unloaded handguns transported in private vehicles must be in a locked container or…

California HOAs may levy regular and special assessments, charge late fees and interest, record liens, and ultimately foreclose on delinquent owners under the Davis-Stirling Act. State…

California's Davis-Stirling Act gives every HOA member the right to inspect and copy association records under Civil Code § 5205. Boards must produce current-year records within 10…

California overrides HOA governing documents on several owner protections. The Davis-Stirling Act and related Civil Code sections bar HOAs from prohibiting solar systems, U.S. flag…

California voids any HOA governing-document clause that effectively bans or unreasonably restricts a clothesline or drying rack in an owner's exclusive-use backyard. Civil Code Section…

Civil Code section 4735 voids any HOA rule that bans low-water plants, turf replacement, or artificial turf, and bars fines for cutting back watering during a declared drought…

Civil Code § 4745 voids any HOA covenant or governing-document rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts installing an EV charging station in an owner's unit or designated parking…

Civil Code § 4705 bars every California homeowners association from limiting a member's display of the United States flag on their own lot or within their exclusive-use common area…

California law caps homeowners association fines at $100 per violation or the amount listed in the association's published penalty schedule, whichever is less. Civil Code section 5850…

A California homeowners association cannot foreclose on a member’s home over unpaid dues until the delinquent assessments alone reach $1,800, or until the assessments secured by the…

Civil Code § 4741 bars every California homeowners association from adopting or enforcing a rule that prohibits, or unreasonably restricts, renting out a separate interest, and sets a…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in California and stopping at one is a statutory obligation, not a courtesy. Vehicle Code § 2814.2(a) requires a driver to stop and submit to a sobriety…

California is one of the few states that answers this by statute rather than by case law alone. Penal Code § 148(g) says that photographing or making an audio or video recording of a…

California has no general stop-and-identify statute. The old Penal Code § 647(e), which required a person lawfully detained to give "credible and reliable" identification, was held…

California has no statute that requires you to consent to a search of your car, and none that requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What the Legislature and the voters…

A low-speed vehicle in California may not be driven on any roadway with a speed limit above 35 miles per hour. Vehicle Code section 21260 permits it to cross a faster road only where…

California evictions run through the unlawful detainer process. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, nonpayment requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit (excluding weekends and…

California landlords must keep rentals fit to live in. Civil Code §§ 1941 and 1941.1, reinforced by Green v. Superior Court, imply a warranty of habitability covering plumbing, heat…

Civil Code 1946.2 requires landlords statewide to have just cause to terminate tenancies of qualifying tenants who have lived in a covered unit at least 12 months.

California Civil Code § 1954 limits when a landlord may enter a rented home. Except in emergencies, abandonment, or with tenant consent, the landlord must give reasonable written…

California sets no fixed dollar or percentage cap on rent late fees, but a late fee in a residential lease is treated as liquidated damages. Under Civil Code § 1671, such a fee is…

To end a California month-to-month tenancy, a tenant gives 30 days' written notice. A landlord gives 30 days if the tenant has lived there under a year, or 60 days if a year or more…

California limits annual rent increases statewide to 5% plus the local change in the cost of living, capped at 10%, under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB-1482). It also lets…

California requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…

As of July 1, 2024, California landlords may collect no more than one month's rent as a security deposit, regardless of whether the unit is furnished. The deposit, minus any lawful…

California adverse possession requires five years of continuous, open, hostile possession AND payment of all property taxes during that period under Code of Civil Procedure § 325. A…

The California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act), Government Code 51200-51297.4, allows landowners to enter contracts with counties restricting land to agricultural use…

The California Right to Farm Act under Civil Code 3482.5 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors who moved in after farming began. The…

California prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public Resources Code 42280-42288, enacted by SB 270 (2014) and ratified…

California restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under Public Resources Code 42040-42081. The law mandates that…

California Public Resources Code 42270-42273, enacted by AB 1884 (2018), prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by the customer…

California prohibits sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 statewide under Business and Professions Code 22958, enacted by SBX2-7 in 2016. The Tobacco 21 standard…

California bans retail sale of most flavored tobacco products statewide under Health and Safety Code 104559.5, enacted by SB 793 (2020) and upheld by voters via Proposition 31 in…

California works from a closed list: Vehicle Code section 24003 says no vehicle may carry any lamp or illuminating device not required or permitted by the code, so an accessory light…

California measures dash cam placement in square inches. Vehicle Code section 26708(b)(13) lets a video event recorder occupy a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield…

Lane splitting is lawful in California. Vehicle Code section 21658.1, added by AB 51 in 2016, defines it as driving a motorcycle with two wheels in contact with the ground between rows…

California does not let you put a cover over your license plate. Vehicle Code section 5201(c) allows exactly two things: a full car cover on a lawfully parked vehicle, and a license…

No section of the California Vehicle Code makes it an offense for a private motorist to own, carry or use a radar detector. The prohibition in Vehicle Code section 28150 reaches only…

California permits metal studded tires only between November 1 and April 30, and only where the studs are tungsten carbide or another suitable material and the metal touching the road…

California never publishes a "legal VLT" for front side windows because it does not permit aftermarket darkening there at all. Vehicle Code section 26708(d) allows only clear…