Redlands, CA Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)

030 of the Redlands City Code makes it unlawful to solicit, ask or beg "in any aggressive manner in any public place," a term the code defines by listing six specific behaviors: approaching, speaking to, or following a person in a way likely to cause fear of bodily harm or property loss, or intended to intimidate someone into giving money; intentionally touching another person or an occupied vehicle without consent while soliciting; intentionally blocking or interfering with a pedestrian's or vehicle's safe passage, including forcing evasive action; using violent or threatening gestures; persisting in following or approaching someone after being told to stop; and using profane or abusive language likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.

040 adds location-based limits: no soliciting within 15 feet of a bank, savings and loan, credit union, check-cashing business, or ATM during operating hours (with an exemption for unenclosed ATMs inside unrelated businesses like supermarkets), no impeding a person entering or exiting a vehicle, and no soliciting in any public parking lot or structure between 7:00 PM and 7:00 AM, with exceptions for on-site business solicitation, lawful towing, and emergency roadside repairs. 020 defines "public place" broadly to include streets, sidewalks, parking lots, transportation facilities, and building entrances and lobbies open to the public.

The chapter, first adopted by Ordinance 2747 in 2011 to address panhandling-related confrontations while preserving First Amendment rights, was expanded by Ordinance 2807 in 2014 to add the location-specific restrictions. 060 makes clear the chapter does not limit enforcement of any other applicable law.