Vallejo, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Loitering ban
- VMC Sec. 7.91.020
- Trespassing ban
- VMC Sec. 7.91.030
- Adopted
- Ord. 764 N.C. (2d), 1984
- Applies to
- Public and private business parking lots
- Default penalty
- $100-$500 infraction under Sec. 1.12.010
Summary
Vallejo bans loitering and trespassing on business parking lots under Chapter 7.91. Delaying, lingering, or idling on any public or privately owned parking lot without lawful business is unlawful under Section 7.91.020, and Section 7.91.030 separately bars remaining, reentering, or returning to a lot after a peace officer, private security officer, or other person in charge has asked the person to leave.
7.91.020 - Loitering prohibited. No person may delay, linger or idle about any public parking lot or facility of any business premises, or on any privately owned or leased parking lot thereof without lawful business for being present. 7.91.030 - Trespassing prohibited. No person may remain on or reenter or come upon any public parking lot or facility of any business premises, or any privately owned or leased parking lot thereof after being asked to leave by a peace officer, private security officer or other person having charge of the parking facility if it appears that the person remaining, reentering or coming upon the parking facility does not have lawful business for being there.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Update 12 - 25).
Full Breakdown
010, that loiterers on business parking lots deter bona fide customers and interfere with the economic vitality of the city, conditions it declared adverse to the public peace, morals, and good order. 020 makes it unlawful for any person to delay, linger, or idle about a public parking lot or the parking facility of any business premises, or any privately owned or leased lot, without a lawful business reason for being present. 030 adds a separate trespassing offense: a person may not remain on, reenter, or come upon such a parking facility after being asked to leave by a peace officer, private security officer, or another person in charge of the lot, if it appears the person lacks lawful business for being there.
83. The ordinance applies to both publicly accessible lots and privately owned or leased lots serving business premises, covering shopping centers, restaurants, and similar commercial parking areas across the city.
Violations & Fines
Vallejo's municipal code does not set a chapter-specific fine for Sections 7.91.020 or 7.91.030, so violations default to the general penalty in Section 1.12.010: an infraction punishable by a fine of $100 to $500, or a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500 to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense, and the city may also seek civil enforcement and cost recovery under Section 1.12.020.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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