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Title 13 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division 3 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY›Chapter 13.24 — NUDITY AT BEACHES›Part 2 — MALIBU

Los Angeles County Municipal Code Art. 2 Private Beaches

Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County

Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04

13.24.110 - Nudity and disrobing prohibited where.

No person shall appear, bathe, sunbathe, walk, change clothes, disrobe or be on the beach described in Section 13.24.120 in such a manner that the genitals, vulva, pubis, pubic symphysis, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anus, anal region, or pubic hair region of any person, or any portion of the breast at or below the upper edge of the areola thereof of any female person is exposed to public view, except in those portions of a comfort station, if any, expressly set aside for such purpose.

(Ord. 12212 § 1, 1980.)

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13.24.120 - Applicable beach designated.

This Article 2 shall apply to the beach legally described as:

That portion of the Pacific Ocean beach, in the county of Los Angeles, state of California, bounded southwesterly by the northerly line of Lot 51 of Tract No. 12778 as shown on map recorded in Map Book 262, pages 41 to 43 inclusive, records of said county, and its southeasterly prolongation, and bounded northeasterly by a line bearing South 30 degrees 24 feet 30 inches East from a point on the centerline of the 80-foot right-of-way described in deed to the state of California recorded in Book 15228, Page 342 of Official Records of said county, distant South 64 degrees 24 feet 55 inches West 912.52 feet from the northeasterly extremity of the centerline course described in said deed to the state of California, as "North 64 degrees 24 feet 55 inches East 3462.31 feet."

(Ord. 12212 § 2, 1980.)

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13.24.130 - Exception—Children under 10.

This Article 2 shall not apply to persons under the age of 10 years, provided such children are sufficiently clothed to conform to accepted community standards.

(Ord. 12212 § 3, 1980.)

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13.24.140 - Exception—Theatrical performances in designated places.

This Article 2 shall not apply to persons engaged in a live theatrical performance in a theater, concert hall or similar establishment which is primarily devoted to theatrical performances.

(Ord. 12212 § 4, 1980.)

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13.24.150 - Violation—Penalty.

Any person violating the provisions of this Article 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 12212 § 5, 1980.)

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