Rohnert Park, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered locations
- tunnels, subways, bridges, overpasses, adjacent abutments
- Classification
- misdemeanor
- Maximum fine
- $500
- Maximum jail
- 6 months county jail
- Permit exemption
- encroachments under a city permit, § 9.40.050
Summary
Rohnert Park bans loitering in tunnels, pedestrian subways, on bridges or overpasses, and near their entrances, exits, abutments or retaining walls used for vehicular traffic. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $500 fine or six months in jail.
No person shall loiter in any tunnel, pedestrian subway, or on any bridge, overpass, or at or near the entrance thereto or exit therefrom, or at or near any abutment or retaining wall adjacent to such entrance or exit, or any retaining wall or abutment adjacent to any freeway, street, or highway open and used for vehicular traffic, or adjacent to that portion thereof used for vehicular traffic, or on any public property, in the proximity of such bridge, overpass, or retaining wall or abutment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
40 (Loitering), bars any person from loitering in any tunnel, pedestrian subway, or on any bridge, overpass, or at or near the entrance or exit of one, or at or near any abutment or retaining wall adjacent to such an entrance or exit, or any retaining wall or abutment adjacent to a freeway, street, or highway open and used for vehicular traffic, or on any public property in the proximity of such a bridge, overpass, retaining wall or abutment. 010) in the same chapter. 050 exempts encroachments made under a city-issued permit from the whole chapter, so a contractor working near an overpass under a valid encroachment permit is not loitering within the meaning of this section. 40's offenses.
Violations & Fines
Every violation of Chapter 9.40, including loitering under Section 9.40.020, is a misdemeanor under Section 9.40.060, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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