Chino Hills, CA Public Health Rules: Restaurant Grade Cards (2026)
Key Facts
- Grading authority
- San Bernardino County Environmental Health
- Adopted by reference
- SB County Code Title 3, Div. 3, Ch. 14
- Posting rule
- Letter Grade Card must be posted
- Re-score fee
- $52.00 per hour
- Penalty for removal
- Permit suspension/revocation possible
Summary
Chino Hills adopts San Bernardino County's food inspection grading system by reference at Municipal Code § 8.20.010, incorporating Chapter 14 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the County Code, including the county's Letter Grade Card posting rule, and reprints the posting penalty clause in full at § 8.20.020 as required by Government Code § 50022.4.
8.20.010 - Restaurant grading adopted. Pursuant to its authority and State Government Code Section 50022.1 et seq., Chapter 14 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the San Bernardino County Code is incorporated by reference into this code with the same force and effect as though set out herein in full: 33.1403 Grading. 33.1404 Notice of Closure. 33.1406 Posting Requirements-Penalty for Non-Compliance-Documents Available for Public Review. 33.1407 Letter Grade Card-Period of Validity. 8.20.020 - Penalty clause set forth in full. In accordance with Government Code Section 50022.4, the penalty clause of Section 33.1406 reads as follows: (c) The Letter Grade card shall not be defaced, marred, camouflaged, hidden or removed. It shall be unlawful to operate a food establishment unless the Letter Grade Card is posted. Removal of the Letter Grade Card is a violation of this Chapter and may result in the suspension or revocation of the public health permit and punishable as specified in section 33.0112 of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
1 et seq. 1407 (letter grade card period of validity), so San Bernardino County Environmental Health inspects and grades Chino Hills restaurants under the same standards it applies countywide. 020: the Letter Grade Card cannot be defaced, marred, camouflaged, hidden, or removed, and it is unlawful to operate a food establishment without the card posted. 0112. 040.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the Letter Grade Card posted, or defacing or removing it, violates Chino Hills Municipal Code § 8.20.020 and San Bernardino County Code § 33.1406, and can result in suspension or revocation of the establishment's public health permit under county code § 33.0112, in addition to any misdemeanor penalty available under Chino Hills Municipal Code § 1.36.020.
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