(Added by Ord. No. 187,216, Eff. 11/11/21.)
(a) No person shall enter or remain on property or a facility used, operated, or occupied by the City of Los Angeles under the supervision, control, regulation, and management of a City department in violation of a posted rule promulgated by the department head pursuant to the Charter to ensure the preservation, maintenance, efficient and effective management, and safe use of property and facilities by the public and City employees. This section shall not apply to a person in a room in which a public meeting is in progress pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this section shall be guilty of a public offense and shall be subject to the following penalties:
1. First Violation. A first violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable by a fine in the amount of $100.
2. Second and Subsequent Violations. A second violation and all subsequent violations shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11.00 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, including prosecution as an infraction punishable by a fine in the amount of $250, or prosecution as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
3. Violations. The following constitutes a violation for purposes of assessing the penalties available under this section: a conviction for violation of this section, a conviction under California Penal Code Section 853.7 for failure to appear in court to contest a citation for violations of this section, or a forfeiture of bail. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the offenses and penalties stated in this section are cumulative to offenses and penalties stated in all other state and local laws.