Unless otherwise stated, words and terms are defined as follows:
"Exhibit"
means to show.
"Harmful material"
means matter, taken as a whole, which to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, and is matter which taken as a whole, depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct and which, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.
"Knowingly"
means being aware of the character of the matter or material.
"Material" or "matter"
means any book, magazine, newspaper, video recording, or other printed or written material or any picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, or other pictorial representation or any statue or other figure, or any recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction or any other articles, equipment, machines or material. Material also includes live or recorded telephone message when transmitted, disseminated, or distributed as part of a commercial transaction.
"Minor"
means any natural person under eighteen years of age.
"Person"
means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
(Ord. 1725 § 1, 2000)
(a) 
Display of material which is harmful to minors, as defined in Chapter 7.6 of Title 9 of the California Penal Code, in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, is prohibited unless a device commonly known as a "blinder rack" is placed in front of such material, so that the lower two thirds of the material is not exposed to view.
(b) 
"Blinder rack" is defined as an opaque cover, blocking from the view the lower two-thirds of the material, and secure from the reach of minors, in the place where such material is sold, distributed or displayed whether with or without consideration.
(Ord. 1725 § 1, 2000)
(a) 
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as a misdemeanor, except as otherwise provided herein.
(b) 
Except in cases where a different punishment is specifically prescribed elsewhere in this chapter, every misdemeanor offense is punishable by imprisonment in the city or county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both; provided, that where the city attorney determines that such action would be in the interest of justice, the city attorney may specify in the accusatory pleadings that the offense shall be an infraction.
(c) 
Except as otherwise prescribed in this chapter, every offense specifically declared to be an infraction is punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation, a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same provision within one year, and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each additional infraction violation of the same provision within one year. An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by jury and shall not be entitled to have the public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent him or her unless he or she is arrested and not released on his or her written promise to appear, his or her own recognizance, or a deposit of bail. However, any person who has previously been convicted two or more times during any twelve-month period for any offense made punishable as an infraction shall be charged with a misdemeanor upon subsequent violation(s).
(d) 
Payment of any penalty herein provided shall not relieve a person, firm, corporation, or any other entity from the responsibility of correcting the condition resulting from the violation. In addition to the above penalties, the court may order that the guilty party reimburse the city for all of its costs of investigation, analysis and prosecution of the enforcement action against the guilty party; and the court shall fix the amount of any such reimbursements upon submission of proof of such cost by the city.
(Ord. 1725 § 1, 2000)