California Government Code

§ 53076.5

GOV § 53076.5 Effective Oct 6, 2025Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 51037, the City and County of San Francisco may adopt an ordinance requiring a permit for the sale, on public property, including public streets or sidewalks, of merchandise that the City and County of San Francisco has determined is a common target of retail theft. If the city and county passes an ordinance pursuant to these provisions, the ordinance shall include all of the following written findings supported by substantial evidence in the record:

(1)That there has been a significant pattern of merchandise being the subject of retail theft and then appearing for sale on public property within the City and County of San Francisco.

(2)That requiring a permit to sell will further the objective of preventing retail theft.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 406, Sec. 1. (SB 276) Effective October 6, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions.