Santa Clarita, CA Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- SCMC Chapter 11.35
- Bank/ATM buffer
- 30 feet during business hours
- Transit stop buffer
- 30 feet of any bus stop
- Offense classification
- Misdemeanor, § 11.35.040
- Adopted
- Ord. 15-3, May 12, 2015
Summary
Santa Clarita's Chapter 11.35 bars aggressive panhandling that intimidates or coerces a donation, and separately bans all soliciting within 30 feet of a bank, ATM, or transit stop, a misdemeanor under Section 11.35.030 and Section 11.35.035.
No person shall engage in aggressive solicitation, so as to intimidate or cause fear for harm with the intent of coercing a donation or contribution in any public place.
Full Breakdown
020 defines "aggressive solicitation" broadly to include approaching or following a person in a way likely to cause a reasonable person to fear bodily harm or property loss, intentionally touching a person or occupied vehicle without consent, blocking or interfering with pedestrian or vehicle passage, using violent or threatening gestures, persisting after being told no, or using profane or abusive language likely to provoke a violent reaction. 035 layers on location-based bans: no one may solicit, ask, or beg within 30 feet of the entrance or exit of a bank, savings and loan, credit union, or check-cashing business during business hours, or within 30 feet of an ATM while it is available for use; within 30 feet of any bus stop or designated public transportation facility; or on private property once the owner, tenant, or occupant has objected or posted a no-soliciting sign.
010, and defines "public place" expansively to include streets, sidewalks, parking lots, transportation facilities, parks, and the common areas of businesses, apartment buildings, and hotels.
Violations & Fines
A violation of any provision of Chapter 11.35, whether the conduct-based aggressive solicitation ban in Section 11.35.030 or the 30-foot buffer zones in Section 11.35.035, is a misdemeanor under Section 11.35.040, applied to "any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this chapter."
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