Indio, CA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Buffer
- 25 feet from entrances/vents
- Includes
- e-cigarettes and vape pens
- Exempt
- golf courses, single-family yards
- Fine
- $100 first, up to $500 repeat
- Citation
- Indio Municipal Code § 107.03
Summary
Indio bans smoking, including vaping, within 25 feet of outdoor dining areas, service areas, recreational areas, and building entrances, plus any public place during a City-permitted special event.
Smoking is prohibited in the following locations and within twenty-five (25) feet thereof unless a greater distance is required by this chapter or state law:
(A) All outdoor dining areas.
(B) All service areas.
(C) All recreational areas, except golf-course grounds as provided in Section 107.05(D).
(D) Any public place during a City-permitted special event or assembly.
(E) Within twenty-five (25) feet of any entrance, exit, operable window, or air-intake vent of any building, including a multi-unit residence.
(F) Within any multi-unit residence in accordance with Section 107.06.
(G) Any other unenclosed area that the Administrator designates as smoke-free to protect the public health.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Indio Municipal Code § 107.03, adopted by Ordinance 1822 effective October 1, 2025, prohibits smoking, a term § 107.02 defines to include e-cigarettes and vape pens, in outdoor dining areas, service areas (bus stops, rideshare zones, ticket queues), recreational areas other than golf courses, and within 25 feet of any building entrance, exit, window, or air-intake vent, including multi-unit residences. The ban also reaches any public place during a City-permitted special event. Golf courses in play, single-family residential yards not open to the public, moving vehicles, and narrow invitation-only private smoking events meeting enclosure and age conditions are exempted under § 107.05.
Violations & Fines
An infraction: $100 for a first violation in any 12-month period, $200 for a second, and $500 for each additional violation; each day a violation continues is a separate offense (§ 107.08(B)-(C)).
Frequently Asked Questions
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