Indio, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- any person, not just minors
- Trigger
- owner/lessee order to leave
- Trigger
- re-entry after being told away
- Adopted
- 1961 Code § 15.31, Ord. 804
- Separate minor curfew
- § 130.001
Summary
Indio makes it unlawful to remain on private property or a business after being told to leave, or to enter again after being told to stay away, under the city's loitering ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to do the following: (A) Remain upon any private property or business premises after being notified by the owner or lessee or other person in charge thereof to remove therefrom; (B) Enter without permission upon property or business premises after having been notified by the owner or lessee or other person in charge thereof to keep off or keep away therefrom.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Codified in 1961 as § 15.31 and readopted as § 130.005 by Ordinance 804, this Chapter 130 offense sits alongside a separate curfew provision (§ 130.001) that independently restricts loitering by minors under 17 during set nighttime hours and by minors under 18 during school hours. Section 130.005 itself applies to any person, not just minors: it turns on whether an owner or lessee told someone to leave or to stay away, not on a curfew clock. Indio enforces it citywide as a general offense under the Municipal Code's Title 13 penalty provisions.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring an owner's or lessee's order to leave, or returning after being told to stay away, violates § 130.005 and is enforceable as a criminal or infraction offense under the Municipal Code's general penalty schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Indio have a general loitering law?
Is this the same as the youth curfew?
Sources & Official References
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