Public Conduct in Centennial, CO (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Centennial, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Centennial bans soliciting money, business or employment from vehicle occupants when the panhandler stands in the roadway or blocks a legal parking spot, and bans it outright near interstate and state highway entrances and exits.
Centennial Roadway Panhandling Ban
Significant RestrictionsCentennial Municipal Code § 10-13-20(a)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or seek employment, business or sale of any kind, or collect monies for the same, directly from the occupant of any vehicle traveling upon any public street or highway when:(1)Such solicitation, seeking or collection involves the person performing the activity to be on the roadway or to enter onto the roadway to complete the transaction; or(2)Th...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Centennial bans smoking anywhere inside Centennial Center Park and the Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space, trails, picnic areas and playgrounds included, under park rules enforced separately from the city's indoor Clean Indoor Air ordinance.
Centennial City Park Smoking Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCentennial Municipal Code § 11-7-30(b)(13)
(b)Within the Centennial Center Park, it is unlawful to: ... (13)Smoking as such term is defined in Section 10-6-10 of this Code, at any location within Centennial Center Park.
Public Marijuana Use
Centennial's smoking ordinance defines marijuana as a smoked substance and bars lighting it in any indoor public area, workplace, or building entryway citywide, backed by fines up to $500 for repeat violations.
Centennial Public Marijuana Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsCentennial Municipal Code §§ 10-6-10, 10-6-20(a)
Smoking means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, including marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form... Except as provided in Section 10-6-30, smoking is not permitted and a person shall not smoke in any indoor area, including: ...(21...
Public Alcohol Use
Centennial bans selling, serving, or possessing an open container of alcohol or 3.2% beer in Centennial Center Park and Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space, except at events under a City liquor permit.
Centennial Park Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsCentennial Municipal Code § 11-7-30(a)(19)
Sell, serve, dispense or consume any alcoholic beverage or 3.2% beer or possess an open container of any alcoholic beverage or 3.2% beer in a park or park parking area, except during an event authorized by appropriate permits, including the appropriate liquor licensing permit. (20) Permit infants or young children not yet potty-trained in the water play area without wearing a swim diaper. (b...
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