La Palma Municipal Code Art. I In General

(a) When any loud or unruly assemblage occurs or is held without prior written notification to the Police Chief, and in the event that the senior police officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare, then that senior officer shall notify the owner of the premises or the person in charge of the premises or the person responsible for the assemblage that that person, or, if that person is a minor, that the parents and guardians of that person will be held personally liable for the costs of providing police personnel on special security assignment over and above the normal services provided by the police department to those premises.

(b) A first warning shall be deemed to be the normal services provided. The personnel utilized after the first warning to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare shall be deemed to be on special security assignment over and above the normal services provided. The costs of such special security assignment may include damages to City property and/or injuries to City personnel. The accounting and billing procedures as set forth in section 14-5 of the La Palma City Code shall apply.

(Code 1975, § 18-22; Ord. No. 86-15)

(a) Blinders required. No person shall distribute, show, or otherwise display in any location which is visually accessible to minors, any harmful matter, as defined in subsection (b) of this section without the placement of a completely opaque material covering the display such that the lower two-thirds of the material is not exposed to view.

(b) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Harmful matter means any matter, taken as a whole, which to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, and is matter which, taken as a whole, depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct and which, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

Minor means any natural person under the age of 18 years.

Location visually accessible to minors means any location on a public or private street, sidewalk, or right-of-way as well as any location on private property which is visible from a public street, sidewalk or other right-of-way or from an area in which the public is invited and minors are not excluded.

(c) Punishment. A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable according to the general penalties described in section 2-350 (Misdemeanor penalty).

(Code 1975, § 18-25; Ord. No. 94-05, § 1)

State Law reference— Authority of City to require blinders in front of material harmful to minors, Penal Code § 313.1(d).

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Charging admission means the demand and/or receipt of a benefit, monetary or otherwise, in exchange for admittance to a party. The customary courtesies such as gifts, sharing of expenses for food and beverages or reciprocal hospitality shall not be considered a charge for admission. The term "charging admission" shall not include a donation for a political, charitable, or religious purpose. A circulated flier, pamphlet or leaflet containing information about the party including or suggesting an admission fee shall be prima facie evidence that admission is being charged.

Party means a group of persons assembled for social, recreational, or amusement purposes.

Person responsible for the event means:

(1) The person who owns the property where the party takes place;

(2) The person in charge of the property where the party takes place;

(3) The person authorizing use of the premises for the event; and/or

(4) The person who organized the event.

Police services fee includes all costs of personnel and equipment for the amount of time actually spent in responding to or in remaining at the party at a rate established by resolution of the City Council, including but not limited to the salaries of the police personnel, the actual cost of any medical treatment to injured officers, the cost of repairing any damaged City equipment or property, and overhead and administrative costs related to all of the foregoing.

Residential zone means all residential zones as defined in the City of La Palma Development Code.

(Code 1975, § 18-25.1; Ord. No. 95-04, § 1)

It is unlawful to charge admission to any party conducted in any residential zone of the City of La Palma, except for a block party for which a permit has been granted by the City.

(Code 1975, § 18-25.2; Ord. No. 95-04, § 1)

After police have notified the person responsible for the event of its unlawfulness, any subsequent costs of providing police services at that location relating to the unlawful event, are recoverable from the person responsible for the event. If the person responsible for the event is a minor, then the parents or guardians of that minor shall be jointly and severally liable for such costs.

(Code 1975, § 18-25.4; Ord. No. 95-04, § 1)