Camarillo, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

32, Social Host Responsibility and Liability, adopted by Ordinance 1084 in 2014, holds a 'responsible person' civilly liable for a 'loud or unruly gathering' at a residence or other private property. 020 covers excessive noise, excessive traffic, crowds spilling into public streets, public drunkenness or unlawful drinking, alcohol service to minors, fights or domestic violence, vandalism, and litter. 030 makes clear the owner stays liable even if a lease or contract says otherwise. 040 sets a rolling three-tier civil fine schedule counted per address or per responsible person over a twelve-month window: five hundred dollars for a first violation, one thousand dollars for a second, and two thousand dollars for a third or later violation, and those fines apply whether or not the same individual is responsible each time.

050 makes all responsible persons jointly and severally liable for the actual cost of law enforcement, fire, or other emergency response once a written warning has been issued and a second incident occurs at the same location within twelve months; if a minor is responsible, the minor's parents share that liability. 060, are due within thirty days, and can be appealed to an administrative hearing within fifteen days of the notice.