Livermore, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Conduct covered
- Group congregating for harm/disturbance
- Predecessor law
- 1960s "loitering" ordinance, Ch. 14.1(a)
- Current chapter
- LMC Chapter 9.32, Disorderly Assemblies
- Penalty
- Infraction under LMC §1.16.010 (default)
- Escalation
- Misdemeanor after 4th infraction citation
Summary
Livermore Municipal Code Section 9.32.010 makes it unlawful for two or more people to congregate for the purpose of engaging in harmful activity or a disturbance, or to make or attempt to make a disturbance on any public street or public property. Codified today under Chapter 9.32, Disorderly Assemblies, the section descends directly from the City's original 1960s loitering ordinance.
It is unlawful for two or more persons to congregate or assemble for the purpose of engaging in any type of activity or disturbance that may result in harm to persons or property, or to make or endeavor to make any disturbance on any public street or other public property.
Full Breakdown
The City's own ordinance-history table lists an amendment to "Ch. 32, confirming that today's Disorderly Assemblies chapter is the direct successor to Livermore's original loitering law rather than an unrelated provision. 1, sits in Part IV of Title 9, Offenses Against Public Peace, immediately before the noise chapter and after the public urination and defecation chapter. It targets group conduct specifically rather than a lone person standing around: it is unlawful for two or more persons to congregate or assemble for the purpose of engaging in any type of activity or disturbance that may result in harm to persons or property, or to make or endeavor to make any disturbance on a public street or other public property.
010: an infraction fined under Government Code Section 36900 for a first, second or third citation, escalating to a misdemeanor under Penal Code Section 19 once a person accumulates a fourth infraction citation. 030, the City can pair a citation with a civil abatement action against a location that repeatedly hosts disorderly assemblies.
Violations & Fines
Because Chapter 9.32 sets no penalty of its own, a Section 9.32.010 violation is enforced as an infraction under the citywide schedule in Section 1.16.010, fined per Government Code Section 36900. Repeat offenders who rack up a fourth infraction citation are instead charged with a misdemeanor under Section 1.16.010(B) and Penal Code Section 19, exposing them to jail time rather than a fine alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
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