Chapter 8.32 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

All persons are hereby prohibited from keeping bees in the city. (1961 Code, § 15.01; Ord. 16)

It is unlawful for any minor to be in or upon, or for any parent or legal guardian of a minor to allow, cause or permit a minor in his or her custody to be in or upon, any public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public buildings or other places open to the public, places of amusement, eating establishments, or any vacant buildings, structures or lots, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and sunrise immediately following. This section shall not apply:

• A. When the minor is accompanied by his or her parent, legal guardian, or other person having the care or custody of the minor; or

• B. When the minor is engaged in or going directly to or returning directly from any lawful activity with the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian; or

• C. When the minor is traveling directly to or from his or her place of gainful employment or to or from a medical appointment and the minor can produce written evidence of same; or

• D. When, with the approval of the minor's parent, legal guardian or other adult person having the care or custody of the minor, such minor is traveling directly to or from a meeting, entertainment, recreational or school activity, or dance and the minor can produce written evidence of such approval; or

• E. During such time as the minor is exercising rights protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article 1 of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to, free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and/or freedom of assembly, provided such minor has in his or her possession a form of written consent signed by the minor's parent or legal guardian. The form of consent must state the hours during which the minor is permitted to be away from home, the nature of the permitted activities involving the exercise of constitutional rights, and the specific location where the minor is permitted to be during such hours; or

• F. When the minor is emancipated pursuant to the laws of any state, provided the minor maintains written evidence of such emancipation in his or her possession during curfew hours; or

• G. When the minor is in a motor vehicle involved in interstate or intrastate travel provided that in the event the minor is not accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, the minor possesses a parent's or guardian's written consent thereto; or

• H. When the minor is homeless. A violation of this § 8.32.020 by a minor shall be punishable as an infraction and a violation by a parent or guardian shall be punishable as a misdemeanor, as provided by this Code.

(1961 Code, § 15.1; Ord. 401; Ord. 769; Ord. 1006, 1-6-1998)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a riotous or disorderly house or to permit any riotous or disorderly conduct or any loud or unnecessary noise in any house, factory, shop, place of business or on any premises owned, or controlled by him or her in the city, whereby the peace, quiet or decency of the neighborhood of such house or premises, or of any person shall be disturbed.

(1961 Code, § 15.3; Ord. 16)

It is unlawful for any person to run any horserace, bicycle or automobile race, either for a wager or for amusement or to ride or drive any horse or animal to or ride, drive or propel any bicycle or automobile or any other vehicle in a fast or reckless manner in the city. (1961 Code, § 15.6; Ord. 16)

It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter or to stand or sit in or at the entrance of any church, hall, theater or place of public assemblage so as in any manner to obstruct such entrance. (1961 Code, § 15.8; Ord. 156)

Before any trailer court or trailer camp is constructed within the city the person so constructing or causing the same to be constructed shall obtain a permit from the city, and such person shall be entitled to a permit upon complying with all the requirements of the state law pertaining to trailer courts and trailer camps and paying a permit fee as may be required from time to time. (1961 Code, § 15.9; Ord. 288)

The Council hereby elects that the city and its Police Department shall be governed by the provisions of Cal. Civ. Code §§ 2080,2080.1, 2080.2, 2080.3 and 2080.5 as the legal provisions governing the disposition of personal property found or saved on property within the jurisdiction of the city.

(1961 Code, § 15.10; Ord. 677)

It shall be unlawful for any person other than an officer of the law while on duty to discharge any rifle, pistol or gun of any kind within the city except in target shooting in a shooting gallery regularly licensed by the city; and it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air gun, spring gun, slingshot or any other similar device within the city. (1961 Code, § 15.13; Ord. 16)

It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or to evacuate his or her bowels on private property in any place or area exposed to public view or on any public street, alleys sidewalk, park, or any other public place, except in a public restroom.

(1961 Code, § 15.14; Ord. 779)

• A. Prohibition. It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage, or to possess any can, bottle or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, while in or upon any public park, parking lot or structure, playground, restroom, sidewalk, street or alley, or any other public property or public right-of-way.

• B. Exception. This section does not apply where such possession or consumption occurs within a city-owned area for which a license permitting on-site sales and consumption of alcohol has been issued, or where such possession or consumption occurs in connection with an event that is sponsored, operated or authorized by the city, provided the alcoholic beverage being consumed is expressly permitted by the city to be provided as part of such event.

• C. Penalty. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this section, or failing to comply with any of the requirements thereof, is guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation; by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same provision within one (1) year; and by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation of the same provision within one (1) year.

• (Ord. 1074, 8-3-2004; Ord. 1263, 7-15-2025)

• A. Prohibition. No person shall appear, bathe, sunbathe, walk or be in or upon any public park, parking lot or structure, playground, sidewalk, or any other public property or public rightof-way in such manner as to knowingly and intentionally:

  1. Expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, natal cleft, perineum, anal region, or pubic hair region.

  2. Expose the nipple and/or areola of the female breast except as necessary while engaging in the breast feeding of an infant under the age of two years old.

  3. Expose any device, costume, or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, natal cleft, perineum, anal region, nipple, and/or areola of the female breast or pubic hair region.

B. Exception. This section shall not apply to children under the age of ten years. (Ord. 1263, 7-15-2025)

• A. Prohibition. No person shall remain in or upon the Civic and Cultural Center, or in or upon a downtown public plaza, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

• B. Exceptions.

  1. It is not a violation of this section for a person to traverse the Civic and Cultural

Center or a downtown public plaza without stopping.

2. It is not a violation of this section for a person to be present in a downtown public plaza while lawfully working in connection with an area business.

• C. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

"Civic and Cultural Center." Means the Civic and Cultural Center campus located at 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California, 92821. "Civic and Cultural Center" includes landscaped areas, parking facilities, plaza areas, and structures.

"Downtown public plaza." Means a sidewalk or other open public area that is owned or controlled by the city and that is located in the Brea Downtown Newsrack District specified in Section 12.24.020 of this code. A map of the Brea Downtown Newsrack District is attached to the ordinance enacting this section and is on file with the city clerk.

(Ord. 1263, 7-15-2025)