Rancho Cucamonga, CA Privacy & Surveillance: Security Camera Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 9.28.020
- Who must comply
- Convenience food stores meeting § 9.28.010 definition
- Camera approval
- Type and number set by city manager or designee
- Image standard
- Retrievable, enlargeable record on film or tape
- Inspection
- Periodic checks by city manager or designee
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
- Adopted
- Ordinance No. 548, 1995; recodified 2014
Summary
Rancho Cucamonga requires every convenience food store to install a security camera approved by the city manager or designee, per Municipal Code Section 9.28.020. The camera must produce a retrievable image on film or tape that can be enlarged into a permanent record, and it must stay in working order for periodic city inspections at any time.
All convenience food stores shall comply with the following regulations: Install a security camera of a type and number approved by the city manager or designee. Said camera must be capable of producing a retrievable image on film or tape that can be made a permanent record and that can be enlarged through projection or other means. Cameras meeting the requirements of this section shall be maintained in proper working order at all times and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the city manager or designee.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4999536; v21 updated 2026-07-15).
Full Breakdown
, and does not sell prescription drugs. Any store fitting that profile must install a camera of a type and number the city manager or a designee approves, and the equipment has to produce a retrievable image on film or tape that can be enlarged through projection or similar means and kept as a permanent record. The chapter does not stop at installation: cameras must be kept in proper working order at all times, and the city manager or designee may conduct periodic inspections to confirm they still meet the standard.
The ordinance dates to Ordinance No. 548, adopted in 1995 and folded into the 2014 recodification of Title 9. 010: a store owner who fails to install or maintain the required camera is guilty of a misdemeanor unless the city attorney elects to charge the failure as an infraction or pursue it through a civil administrative citation. Each day the required camera is missing or inoperable can be treated as a separate violation.
Violations & Fines
A convenience store cited during a city inspection for having no camera, an unapproved model, or one that isn't producing a retrievable, enlargeable record is subject to the city's default Title 1 penalty: a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail, unless the city attorney charges it instead as an infraction or civil administrative citation. Because each day of noncompliance can be treated as a separate offense, an inoperative camera left unrepaired can generate a new violation daily until it's fixed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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