Banning Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 City Seal

A. City seal. The official seal of the City of Banning shall be circular in form. It shall bear the inscription "Incorporated 1913" at the top, "Endless Opportunities" on the bottom, and "The City of Banning" in the center, and shall bear an appropriate insignia depicting the scenic and health advantages of the city, attached as exhibit "A".

B. Use of seal. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to make or use the seal of the City of Banning, or reproduction thereof, for any purpose other than for the official business of the City of Banning, its council, officers or departments, except upon approval of the city council by ordinance or resolution.

C. Use of city seal for political purposes prohibited. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to place the city seal or any copy, facsimile, imitation or reproduction thereof on any written or printed material supporting or opposing any candidate or candidates for any elective public office or any local or statewide referendum, initiative or other ballot measure, except upon the approval of the city council whether or not such placement or use is intended to, is likely to, or actually does, confuse, mislead or deceive as to the city's endorsement, approval, or generation of the material.

D. Imitation of seal for other purposes. No person shall place any imitation of the city seal on any written or printed material that is designed, calculated, intended or likely to confuse, deceive or mislead the public or cause the reader of such written or printed material to believe it to be an official city publication, and no person shall circulate or distribute any such written or printed material in the City of Banning. Any person violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

E. Custodian of seal. The city clerk of the City of Banning shall be the official custodian of the official seal of the city.

(Code 1965, § 1-11.)

(Ord. No. 1561, § 1, 3-24-20.)