Victorville, CA Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

120, Alcoholic Beverages, adopted by Ordinance 2303 in December 2013, imposes two distinct open-container prohibitions plus a general public-consumption ban. 010 bars possessing an opened, seal-broken, or partially emptied alcohol container on the posted premises, including the posted adjacent parking lot, of any off-sale liquor licensee under Business and Professions Code Division 9, or on the public sidewalk immediately adjacent to that posted, licensed premises. 020 separately makes it unlawful to consume alcohol in any public place not licensed for on-site consumption, listing streets, sidewalks, public parks, transit facilities, playgrounds, and city-owned facilities, unless the city specifically permits it.

030 mirrors that consumption ban for mere possession of an open container in the same categories of unlicensed public places. 030 states that a violation is punishable as a misdemeanor or an infraction, giving prosecutors discretion over charging severity depending on the circumstances. 04 for any violation of the chapter's requirements. 030 apply to streets, sidewalks, and parks generally, a person can violate the chapter either by drinking in a city park or by carrying an open container across a liquor store's posted parking lot, even without consuming anything.