Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Orange Municipal Code Ch. 9.20 Hypnotism
Orange Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Orange
Cite as: Orange Municipal Code Chapter 9.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9.20.020. Hypnotism—Practice and Teaching.¶
No person shall carry on, or practice, exhibit or teach the business or the art or practice of hypnosis, nor teach self-hypnosis to any person undergoing a course of treatment or program of self-improvement except under one of the following conditions:
A. The hypnosis or teaching of self-hypnosis is done pursuant to the provisions of and for the purposes set forth in Section 2908 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, and if performed by a person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, or psychology in the State of California, or by a person licensed to practice in the State of California as a clinical social worker or as a marriage and family counselor;
B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the California Penal Code, from utilizing hypnosis in the fulfillment of his or her duties as a peace officer.
(Prior code 4210.1; Ord. 32-67; Ord. 55-79)
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