Woodland, CA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Geographic reach
- Within 300 feet of a posted no-cruising zone
- Warning required
- Must be warned within prior 4 hours
- Penalty
- Infraction; $100/$200/$500 for repeat violations
- Separate offense
- Failing to leave after citation
Summary
In the City of Woodland, California, Woodland Municipal Code § 9.28.210 bars loitering on property near a posted no-cruising zone between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. A person must first be warned within the prior four hours, and failing to leave after citation is a separate offense.
A. It is unlawful for any person to loiter on any property in the proximity of any posted no-cruising zone between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m. of the next day. B. For purposes of this section, "loitering" shall mean remaining on any property under such circumstances that a reasonable person would conclude that the person who remains on the property: 1. Does not have a purpose connected with the usual and ordinary use to which such property is put; and 2. Does not have a bona fide intent to exercise a constitutional right; and 3. Is causing public inconvenience or annoyance by blocking, impeding or interfering with pedestrian, vehicular or other traffic. ... ... D. No person shall be held in violation of this section unless that person has, within the prior four hours, been warned, either verbally or in writing, that it is unlawful to loiter in the proximity of a posted no-cruising zone. ... ... F. Violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punished in accordance with Section 1.08.070 (General penalty—Continuing violations—Aiding or abetting) of this code.
Full Breakdown
Woodland Municipal Code § 9.28.210(A) makes it unlawful to loiter on property in the proximity of a posted no-cruising zone between 8:00 p.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m. of the next. Subsection (B) defines 'loitering' with a three-part test: the person has no purpose connected with the property's usual and ordinary use, has no bona fide intent to exercise a constitutional right, and is causing public inconvenience or annoyance by blocking, impeding or interfering with pedestrian, vehicular or other traffic. Subsection (C) defines the geographic reach as any property visible from and within 300 feet of a street, alley or highway posted as a no-cruising zone under Woodland Municipal Code § 10.08.230(G).
Subsection (D) builds in a due-process step before any citation issues: no one may be found in violation unless they were warned, verbally or in writing, within the prior four hours that loitering near a posted no-cruising zone is unlawful. Subsection (E) makes it a separate offense if a person cited for loitering fails to promptly leave the area. Subsection (F) sets the penalty directly: a violation is an infraction, punished under the code's general penalty at § 1.08.070, which caps infraction fines at $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for each further violation within that year. The Woodland Police Department enforces the section as part of its no-cruising zone traffic-control program.
Violations & Fines
Loitering near a posted no-cruising zone between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., after having been warned within the prior four hours, violates § 9.28.210(A) and is an infraction under subsection (F), with fines under § 1.08.070(B) of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for each later one. Staying after citation is a separate offense.
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