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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 9.12 Public Decency

Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield

Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.12 · Text as of 2026-10-02

Sections: 9.12.010 Prohibitions.

  • Prior ordinance history: Ord. 2944.

9.12.010 Prohibitions.

Except as provided in Chapters 5.06 and 17.69 of this code, any person who, in places open to the public or places open to the public view, or, who, in public view, engages in “adult live entertainment” or “specified sexual activities,” as both are defined in Chapters 5.06 and 17.69 of this code, and/or exposes to public view “specific anatomical areas,” as defined in Chapters 5.06 and 17.69 of this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 3956 § 8, 2000)

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