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

When a Temecula police officer responds to a loud or unruly assembly and finds reasonable cause that the gathering violates Penal Code Sections 408, 409, 415 or 416 (unlawful assembly, riot, disturbing the peace and related offenses), the officer treats that first response as ordinary police service and gives the responsible person a warning, either in person or by posting written notice on the front door of the premises. "Responsible person" covers the property owner, whoever is in charge of the premises, whoever is responsible for the assembly, or the parent or guardian of any of them if that person is under 18.

020, and the responsible person is billed for personnel and equipment costs, plus any repair costs to city or county property and any injury costs to responding personnel. Fees are set by administrative order of the city manager and capped at the city's reasonable cost of providing the service. The bill is mailed or personally served, and the responsible person has five days from service to file a written request with the chief of police for a hearing on whether the charges are reasonable. The chief of police or a designee holds that hearing within 21 days of the request, considering police and staff reports, and issues a written decision.

A losing party can appeal to the city manager within 10 days of the hearing officer's decision; the city manager's review is confined to the existing hearing record and must be decided within five days of a further hearing. Unpaid bills become a civil debt the city can collect in court, and the city may assign that collection right to Riverside County.