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Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Safety

Sacramento County Municipal Code Ch. 9.92 Possession of Open Containers Containing Alcoholic Beverages in Any…

Sacramento County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sacramento County

Cite as: Sacramento County Municipal Code Chapter 9.92 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.92.010. Designation of Facilities.

The Board of Supervisors may by resolution find and declare that there are privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities, as described in the resolution, within the unincorporated area of Sacramento County that are generally held open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular parking to which this chapter shall be applicable.

(SCC 657 § 1, 1986)

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§ 9.92.020. Possession of Open Containers Unlawful.

a. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any can, bottle or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, in any privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility that the Board of Supervisors has designated as being generally held open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular parking pursuant to Section 9.92.010 of this chapter.

b. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute an infraction punishable pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 25132.

(SCC 657 § 1, 1986)

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§ 9.92.030. Posting of Premises.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.92.020, this chapter shall not apply to any off-street parking facility described therein unless the owner or operator has caused to be posted at each entrance to the off-street parking facility clearly visible notices indicating that the provisions of Section 9.92.020 are applicable to the facility.

(SCC 657 § 1, 1986)

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