Public Conduct in Carrollton, TX (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Carrollton, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Carrollton's Chapter 113 solicitors ordinance makes aggressive solicitation a criminal offense citywide, banning confrontational approaches, unwanted touching, obscene language, and blocking a person's path while asking for money under City Code § 113.04(I). The ban layers onto separate restrictions on early-morning, late-night, and holiday solicitation, plus a 25-foot buffer around ATMs and transit stops. Violators face a criminal fine under § 113.06.
Carrollton Aggressive Solicitation Ban
Significant RestrictionsCarrollton City Code § 113.04(I)
(I) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in aggressive solicitation which shall include the following forms of conduct: (1) Confronting someone in a way that would cause a reasonable person to fear injury or other harm; (2) Confronting an individual by approaching or speaking to the individual or individuals in such a manner as would cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily ha...
Public Urination
Urinating or defecating on a Carrollton street, sidewalk, park or any other public place, or in public view anywhere, is a criminal offense under the city's general offenses chapter. Being inside a restroom at the time is the only defense the ordinance recognizes.
Carrollton Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 130.14
(A) A person commits an offense by urinating or defecating: (1) In or on a public street, alley, sidewalk, yard, park, building, structure, plaza, public or utility right-of-way, or other public place; or (2) In public view. (B) It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person was in a restroom.
Skateboarding Rules
Carrollton bans skateboards, roller skates, scooters and similar toy vehicles from every roadway in the city under City Code § 71.062. Riders may only cross a street on a marked crosswalk, where they gain a pedestrian's rights and duties. The rule is citywide, not limited to business or commercial districts, and violators face the same Traffic Code fines as other Chapter 71 offenses.
Carrollton Roadway Skateboard Ban
Significant RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 71.062
§ 71.062. Use of roadways by persons on skates, skateboards and other toy vehicles. No person upon roller skates, skateboards or riding in or by means of any scooter, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any roadway, except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and, when so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to ...
Loitering Rules
Carrollton bars anyone from remaining, staying or loitering in a public park between 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., or outside a park's posted open hours. Loitering on a reserved section of a park after receiving notice of the reservation is also unlawful.
Carrollton Park Loitering Hours
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances Section 133.16(R)
To remain, stay or loiter in any public park between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day or remain, stay or loiter in any park in other than open hours if posted as open other than 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. of the same day.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Chapter 93 of the Code of Ordinances bans possessing a burning tobacco product, smoking and vaping in a list of specified places across Carrollton, including every city park and city facility and the designated outdoor seating areas of outdoor theaters, athletic facilities and amphitheaters. Section 93.04 also bars smoking within 20 feet of the main entrance to any covered building.
Carrollton Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsCode of Ordinances § 93.04(B)
(B) Possession of a burning tobacco product, smoking, and operating an e-cigarette at or in any of the following areas is prohibited: ... (10) A designated seating area of any publicly or privately owned outdoor theater, outdoor athletic facility, or amphitheater; ... (15) City parks; (16) City facilities; or (17) Within 20 linear feet of any outside main entrance through which the public may e...
Jaywalking
Carrollton requires pedestrians to use a marked crosswalk, or the intersection if none is marked, whenever they cross a roadway inside a designated school zone. City Code § 71.060 bans jaywalking specifically in these zones, and § 70.54 lets city-employed school crossing guards stop traffic and direct pedestrians there; disobeying a guard's lawful order is itself a separate offense.
Carrollton School Zone Crosswalk Crossing Law
Some RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances § 71.060
§ 71.060. Use of crosswalks required in school zones. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway within the boundaries of a designated school zone other than in a crosswalk. If there is no crosswalk marked by appropriate road markings, pedestrians must cross at the intersection.
Public Alcohol Use
Drinking alcohol on Carrollton streets, sidewalks, alleys, public parking lots and transit centers is unlawful outright. Consumption in other public places adjoining a street is also barred unless it falls under a listed permit exception, such as a TABC-licensed business, an approved special event, or the Downtown Square during a permitted event.
Carrollton Public Alcohol Consumption Rules
Significant RestrictionsCarrollton, TX Code of Ordinances Section 130.26(B)(1), (2), (4)
(1) Streets, sidewalks and public transit centers. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage on any public street, alley, sidewalk, public parking lot or public transit center in the city. (2) Public places. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage on any public place adjacent to any street, sidewalk or alley in the city. However, such co...
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