Public Conduct in Annapolis, MD (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Annapolis, Maryland, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Annapolis makes aggressive panhandling a misdemeanor, covering threats, harassing language, and demands that make a reasonable person fear for safety.
Annapolis Aggressive Panhandling Ban
Significant RestrictionsAnnapolis City Code § 11.12.068
Aggressive panhandling shall mean to accost and beg from persons in a public place and shall include the conduct of begging which harasses, menaces, intimidates, impedes traffic or otherwise causes harm... It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor offense for any person to engage in an act of aggressive panhandling at any time, including... using profane or abusive language, either during the soli...
Public Urination
Annapolis bans urinating or defecating on any public street, sidewalk, beach, dock, lot or building, or anywhere visible from public property, unless using a designated public restroom.
Annapolis Public Urination Ban
Significant RestrictionsAnnapolis City Code § 11.16.050(A)
It is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate on, from or upon any beach, public way, public street, public alley, public sidewalk, public dock, public lot, public building and any other public property, unless within proper facilities designated as public restrooms; or in any other place where the person may be seen from a public thoroughfare or public property.B.Any person violating th...
Loitering Rules
Annapolis bars loitering that blocks streets, sidewalks or public places, but only after police order the person to move on and disperse; refusing that order is the actual violation, punishable as a misdemeanor.
Annapolis Loitering and Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsAnnapolis City Code § 11.12.060
A. A person may not loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle...in a public place in a manner so as to: 1. Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding...the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians...B. When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection A of th...
Public Alcohol Use
Annapolis bans consuming alcohol or carrying an open or unsealed container on city streets, sidewalks, parking areas, vehicles, and public parks and facilities, with narrow board-approved exceptions.
Annapolis Public Alcohol Consumption Ban
Some RestrictionsAnnapolis City Code § 7.12.100
A person may not consume any alcoholic beverage or possess an open alcoholic container or possess an alcoholic beverage container on which the seal has been broken in or on any of the following areas or places within the City: 1. Any street, public way, highway, alley, sidewalk, road or parking area; 2. Any vehicle; 3. Any station or terminal; 4. Any park, playground, parking lot, or any other ...
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