Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 2.81 Public Safety Building

"Public safety building," as used in this Chapter, means the public safety building of the City, within which is located the Police Department, the Fire Department, and the City Prosecutor's Department or parts of said Departments and includes any and all areas or parts of said building as it now exists or as the same may hereafter be altered or changed.

(Prior code § 7495.1)

It is declared that in accordance with Section 37359 of the California Government Code, it is the purpose of this Chapter to withdraw and limit the personal access or use by members of the public of the public safety building, which is owned and controlled by the City, and to make entry or use of said property without permission or in any manner other than as prescribed by reasonable regulations a trespass.

(Prior code § 7495)

The City Manager shall have the authority to designate those portions of the public safety building to which the personal access and use of members of the public is withdrawn or limited as deemed necessary, and the City Manager shall establish reasonable regulations relating to the access and use of any such areas of the public safety building by members of the public. Said regulations shall be based upon the maintenance and preservation of the public health, safety, peace, welfare and to ensure the public safety building is used for its intended purposes. One (1) copy of such regulations shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk. Another copy shall be available for inspection by members of the public at or near the public entrance to the public safety building.

(Prior code § 7495.2)

No person shall enter or use any part of the public safety building to which the access or use has been withdrawn or limited by the City Manager without first fully complying with the regulations prescribed by the City Manager pursuant to Section 2.81.030, or unless a valid pass has been first obtained and is in the immediate possession of such person. Violation of any such regulation or entry into or use of any restricted area of the public safety building without permission or in a manner other than that prescribed by the City Manager is a misdemeanor.

(Ord. C-5936 § 1, 1983; prior code § 7495.4)

The City Manager shall cause appropriate signs to be posted in a conspicuous place at or near each and every entrance to the public safety building, giving notice of the effect of this Chapter and containing the substance of the regulations pertaining to the access or use by persons of the public safety building which have been promulgated by the City Manager pursuant to Section 2.81.030.

(Prior code § 7495.3)

Any Policeman or other authorized employee of the City may use reasonable force to remove or expel from the public safety building any person who violates this Chapter and who upon being directed to leave refuses to do so. This provision is in addition to any other remedies provided by law.

(Prior code § 7495.5)