Pomona, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Sec. 34-155(a) defines a qualifying sign as at least one square foot in area, bearing the words "LOITERING PROHIBITED" in letters no smaller than two inches, posted conspicuously on the property. Once a property of one of six listed types carries that sign, loitering there is a misdemeanor under Sec. 34-155(b): utility company or agency property supplying water, gas, electricity or another essential service; public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk property; industrial or manufacturing plant property; entrances to a church, hall, theater or other place of public assemblage; any public or private parking lot; and property used as ingress or egress to a lawful business or government service.

Sec. 34-156 covers private parking lots and the property surrounding a commercial establishment more specifically, defining loitering as entering, remaining, prowling or wandering, on foot or in a vehicle, without visible or lawful business with the owner or occupant. That version applies only where the owner posts a sign at the lot entrance with "LOITERING PROHIBITED" in letters at least three inches high and, below it in letters at least one inch high, a statement that violation constitutes a misdemeanor citing Sec. 34-156. Both offenses are misdemeanors, and both require a posted sign meeting the section's specific lettering and size requirements before the prohibition applies to that particular parcel.