Victorville, CA Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)
Key Facts
- Core ban
- Aggressive-manner solicitation, § 13.26.020
- Bank/ATM buffer
- 15 feet during business hours
- Transit buffer
- 10 feet of a posted stop
- Parking lot rule
- No soliciting after dark
- Charge
- Misdemeanor or infraction, § 13.26.040
- Adopted
- Ordinance 1860, 1997
Summary
Victorville Municipal Code Section 13.26.020 bans begging or soliciting money 'in an aggressive manner' anywhere in the city, defining six specific behaviors like blocking someone's path, touching without consent, or using threatening language or gestures. Section 13.26.030 adds outright no-solicitation zones near banks, ATMs, parking lots after dark, and public transit stops.
(a)No person shall solicit, ask or beg in an aggressive manner in any public place.(b)"Aggressive manner" shall mean any of the following:(1)Approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person before, during, or after soliciting, asking or begging, if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person to (i) fear bodily harm to oneself or to another, (ii) fear damage to or loss of property, or (iii) otherwise be intimidated into giving money or other thing of value;(2)Intentionally touching or causing physical contact with another person or an occupied vehicle without that person's consent in the course of soliciting, asking or begging;(3)Intentionally blocking or interfering with the safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive action to avoid physical contact...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
020. The code defines aggressive manner to include approaching, speaking to, or following a person in a way likely to make a reasonable person fear bodily harm, property damage, or feel intimidated into giving money; intentionally touching a person or their occupied vehicle without consent while soliciting; blocking or interfering with someone's safe passage, including forcing a pedestrian or driver to take evasive action; using violent or threatening gestures; persisting after being told no; or using profane or abusive language likely to provoke a violent reaction.
030 layers on location-specific bans regardless of manner: no soliciting within fifteen feet of a bank, savings and loan, credit union, or check-cashing business entrance during business hours, or within fifteen feet of an ATM while it's available for use; no approaching a vehicle's occupant to solicit anywhere in a public place; no soliciting in a public parking lot or structure after dark, defined as thirty minutes after sunset through thirty minutes before sunrise; no soliciting on hotel or motel property without the owner's permission; and no soliciting on a public transit vehicle or within ten feet of a designated transit stop, or in a restaurant's dining area, once asked to leave by the owner, operator, or a peace officer.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 13.26 is punishable as a misdemeanor or infraction at the City Attorney's discretion under Section 13.26.040. Because the location-based bans in Section 13.26.030 kick in independently of aggressive conduct, a person can be cited simply for soliciting inside a posted no-solicitation zone, such as near a bank entrance or ATM, even without touching, blocking, or threatening anyone.
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