STOWAWAYS - ENTRY A MISDEMEANOR.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 41.39
in effectSEC. 41.39. STOWAWAYS - ENTRY A MISDEMEANOR.
1. Any person who enters the City of Los Angeles as a stowaway on any ship or who lands in this city after having arrived herein as a stowaway, whether the person’s presence aboard was discovered prior to such entry or not; and
2. Any person who embarks as a stowaway on any ship destined for a port outside the City of Los Angeles; and
3. Any person who harbors, conceals or who knowingly assists any stowaway in avoiding detection upon any ship within this city; or who aids any person in embarking or attempting to embark as a stowaway; and
4. Any person who enters this city as a stowaway on any aircraft or who boards any such craft in this city as a stowaway, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in Section 11.00 of this Code.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-128766Fetched: 10/24/2026