Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 9.52 Weapons in Public Buildings
Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield
Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.52 · Text as of 2026-10-02
Sections: 9.52.010 Carrying dangerous weapon in public building prohibited. 9.52.020 Weapons in owner’s place of business or residence allowed.
9.52.010 Carrying dangerous weapon in public building prohibited.¶
Except as permitted by state law, no person shall carry a dangerous weapon, as defined in the Penal Code of the state, on his or her person while in any public building within the city. (Ord. 2606 § 5, 1980; prior code § 10.17.030)
9.52.020 Weapons in owner’s place of business or residence allowed.¶
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any citizen of the United States over the age of eighteen years who resides or is temporarily within this city and who is not exempt by Section 9.52.010, from owning, possessing, or keeping within his place of residence or place of business any pistol, revolver, or other firearm, and no permit or license to own, possess or keep such firearm at his place of residence or place of business shall be required of him or her. (Prior code § 10.17.050)
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