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Division 4 — DISORDERLY CONDUCT, PLACES AND PUBLICATIONS

San Bernardino County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Nude Entertainment and Commercial Nudity

San Bernardino County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Bernardino County

Cite as: San Bernardino County Municipal Code Chapter 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 24.0101 Alcoholic Beverage Establishments.

It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, while acting as a waiter, waitress or an entertainer in an establishment which serves or offers for sale alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of such establishment:

(a) To expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

(b) To expose any device, costume or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

(c) To expose any portion of the female breast at or below the areola.

(Ord. 2836, passed - -1984)

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§ 24.0102 Other Establishments.

It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, while acting as an entertainer in an establishment which does not serve or offer for sale alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of such establishment, and while the person is located at any place in the establishment within view from and closer than six feet to any area occupied by any customer or open to customer use:

(a) To expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

(b) To expose any device, costume or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

(c) To expose any portion of the female breast at or below the areola.

(Ord. 2836, passed - -1984)

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§ 24.0103 Commercial Nudity Other Than Entertainment.

(a) It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, while engaged in commercial activity other than as an entertainer:

(1) To expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

(2) To expose any device, costume or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

(3) To expose any portion of the female breast at or below the areola.

(b) This Section shall not apply to nudity at a resort or campground for which site approval has been obtained pursuant to applicable land use regulations.

(Ord. 2836, passed - -1984)

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§ 24.0104 Employment or Payment Not Necessary For Offense.

A person shall be deemed to be a waiter, waitress or entertainer, or to be engaged in commercial activity, without regard to whether the person is employed by or paid any compensation by the management of the establishment in which the activity is performed, provided that the activity is performed in furtherance of the establishment’s commercial enterprise.

(Ord. 2836, passed - -1984)

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