Inglewood Municipal Code Art. 1 Disorderly Conduct

Note: State has adopted a general scheme for regulation of the criminal aspects of being intoxicated in both public and private places and hence local ordinances are invalid.

People v. De Young, 228 C.A.2d 331;

See Penal Code Section 647(f).

Also State has preempted cities with respect to the crime of prostitution.

Spitcauer v. County of Los Angeles, 227 C.A.2d 376

Case entitled "Lancaster v. Mun. Ct. of Beverly Hills" (1972) 100 C Rptr. 609, held municipal ordinances prohibiting massage of persons of opposite sex invalid as preempted by state law.

It shall be unlawful for any person at any time, at any place within the City, to conduct himself in a disorderly manner, or in any manner to molest or annoy any other person.

It shall be unlawful for any person, upon any public street or place, or in any rooming house, lodging house, apartment house, hotel or other place in the City, to solicit a person of the opposite sex, to whom he or she is not married, to have sexual intercourse with such person so soliciting.

It shall be unlawful for any person to rent, let, or assign any room or apartment in the City with the understanding or belief that such room or apartment is to be used by the person or persons to whom it is so let, rented or assigned for the purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse.

It shall be unlawful for any person to administer, for hire or reward, to any person of the opposite sex, any massage, any alcohol rub or similar treatment, any fomentation, any bath, or any electric or magnetic treatment, nor shall any person cause or permit in or about his place of business, or in connection with his business, any agent, employee or servant or any other person under his control or supervision to administer any such treatment to any person of the opposite sex.

This Section shall not apply to any treatment administered in good faith in the course of the practice of any healing art by any persons licensed to practice any such art or profession under the provisions of the Business and Professions Code of California or of any other law of this State.

It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, to knowingly permit any house, room, apartment or place owned by him or under his charge or control in the City, to be used in whole or in part as a gambling house or place for playing, conducting, dealing or carrying on any game, other than bingo as provided for in Section 8-82 et seq., not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code, which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, or any other device, for money, checks, chips or any other representative of value.

(Ord. 2290 12-13-77)

It shall be unlawful for any person to inhale, breath, ingest or drink any compound, liquid, chemical, or substance known as glue, adhesive cement, mucilage, dope, or any other material or substance or combination thereof with the intent of becoming intoxicated, elated, dazed, paralyzed, irrational, or in any other manner changing, distorting or disturbing the eyesight, thinking process, balance, or coordination of such person. For the purpose of this Section only, such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an intoxicated condition.

The provisions of this Section shall not pertain to any person who inhales, breathes, or drinks such material, or substance pursuant to the direction of prescription of any doctor, physician, surgeon, dentist, or podiatrist authorized to so direct or prescribe.

(Ord. 1655 7-24-62)

It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having the legal care, custody or control of any person under the age of eighteen years to knowingly aid, abet or encourage such minor person to violate Section 5-9 hereof.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell tobacco in any form within the City to any person under the age of eighteen years.

It shall be unlawful for every person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment selling aerosol spray paint containers, or marker pens with tips exceeding four millimeters in width, containing anything other than a solution which can be removed with water after it dries, to store or cause such aerosol spray paint containers or marker pens to be stored in an area viewable by, and accessible to the public without employee assistance, pending legal sale or disposition of such paint containers or marker pens.

(Ord. 93-09 4-20-93)

Pursuant to Section 53069.5 of the California Government Code, the City of Inglewood does hereby determine to offer a reward in the amount of $1,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of any person who wilfully marks, vandalizes, damages or destroys the property of another through the application of graffiti, without the permission of the owner or occupant of the property so marked vandalized, damaged or destroyed. In the event of multiple contributors of information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of any violators hereunder, the reward amount shall be divided by the city in the manner deemed appropriate to the city administrator or his designee.

Claims for rewards under this Section shall be filed with the city clerk and reviewed by the city administrator or his designee.

No claim for a reward shall be allowed unless the city investigates and verifies the accuracy of the claim and determines that the requirements of this Section have been satisfied.

(Ord. 99-16 6-1-99)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or have in his possession any intoxicating liquor in any public school or school district grounds; provided, however, that the Superintendent of the School District or the principal of any school may permit the use of alcoholic beverages solely in connection with school laboratory experiments or demonstrations. In addition to being subject to prosecution as a misdemeanor, a violator may be immediately expelled from such school grounds or premises.

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or have custody or control of a book, paper, apparatus, device or paraphernalia with the intent to use said book, paper, apparatus, device or paraphernalia in the receiving, taking, making, offering, laying, accepting, recording or registering a bet or wager, or purported bet or wager upon the result, or purported result, of any trial or contest of skill, speed or power between or among men or beasts.

(Ord. 1291 4-27-56)