Apple Valley, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- § 11.20.050
- Applies
- Town-wide (§ 11.20.010)
- Default penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 6 months
- Reduced charge
- Infraction, $100-$500 escalating
- Related rule
- Ch. 11.56 targets gang loitering
Summary
Apple Valley Municipal Code § 11.20.050 bars anyone from loitering, standing or sitting at the entrance of a church, hall, public business or place of assemblage in a way that obstructs the entrance. The rule sits inside Chapter 11.20, Trespassing and Loitering, and applies Town-wide under § 11.20.010, with no permit built in.
No person shall loiter, stand, or sit in or at the entrance of any church, hall, public business, or place or public assemblage within the Town so as to obstruct such entrance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020 clarifies the chapter is not meant to duplicate any state-law offense covering the same conduct. 56, Prohibiting Loitering by Criminal Street Gangs, separately bars a criminal street gang member, or someone acting with one, from loitering in a public place to publicize gang control of territory or to conceal drug activity, and it carries its own escalating infraction fines up to $1,000 plus possible jail time. 050 has no such built-in penalty, so a violation defaults to the Town's general Code enforcement scheme. 100, cover separate conduct (private-property trespass and its exceptions) and do not apply to the entrance-obstruction rule.
Violations & Fines
Section 11.20.050 sets no penalty of its own, so Apple Valley's general Code penalty at § 1.01.230 governs: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 plus court costs, imprisonment in county jail for up to six months, or both. Under § 1.01.220 the Town Attorney or citing officer may instead charge the offense as an infraction, carrying escalating fines of $100, $200 and $500 for a first, second and third conviction within one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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