Public Conduct in Georgetown, TX (2026)
5 verified public conduct rules for Georgetown, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Georgetown makes it unlawful to aggressively panhandle or solicit on public streets, sidewalks, or street medians. The ordinance defines six specific behaviors that cross from ordinary solicitation into an aggressive panhandling offense, from threatening gestures to blocking pedestrians.
Georgetown Bans Aggressive Panhandling
Significant RestrictionsGeorgetown Code of Ordinances § 9.12.040
It shall be unlawful for a person to aggressively panhandle or solicit in public streets, sidewalks, or from street medians within the City limits. As used in this Section, aggressively panhandling or soliciting means: 1. Using violent or threatening gestures toward a person panhandled or solicited; 2. Continuing to solicit from a person after the person has given a negative response to such pa...
Public Urination
Georgetown's nuisance ordinance flatly bans defecating or urinating on the City's streets, alleys or public grounds, and extends the ban to any open place visible from a private residence or from people passing by. City Code Section 8.20.020(G) treats the act as a declared public nuisance carrying a misdemeanor citation.
Georgetown Public Urination Ban
Heavy RestrictionsGeorgetown, TX Code of Ordinances Sec. 8.20.020(G)
The act of defecating or urinating upon the streets, alleys or public grounds, or in any place open that may be seen from a private residence, or by persons passing along the streets, alleys or public thoroughfares;
Loitering Rules
In Georgetown's Downtown Overlay District, sitting or lying on a public sidewalk, street or alley is banned only after a law enforcement officer has warned the same person within the past 12 months. City Code Section 9.12.030 exempts medical emergencies, ADA-covered disabilities, sidewalk businesses, permitted events, bus-stop waiting and posted seating.
Georgetown Downtown Sit-Lie Rule
Some RestrictionsGeorgetown, TX Code of Ordinances Sec. 9.12.030
A.Applicability. This Section applies in the Downtown Overlay District.B.If after having been notified by a law enforcement officer within the previous 12 months that the conduct violates this Section then it shall be unlawful for a person to sit or lay down on a public sidewalk, street, alleyway, or property.C.This Section does not apply to a person who:1.Sits or lies down because of a medical...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Georgetown's smoking ordinance reaches well beyond indoor spaces: Section 8.32.020(A) bans smoking in park and recreation areas with posted no-smoking signs, inside the fenced Creative Playscape, on Georgetown Public Library grounds including its outdoor plazas, and within 15 feet of the entrances or windows of any City-owned building.
Georgetown Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsGeorgetown, TX Code of Ordinances Sec. 8.32.020(A)
Smoking is unlawful in the following areas, establishments, forms of public transportation, and public places during the hours in which they are open to the public:1.All areas identified in Texas Penal Code Section 48.01(a), including but not limited to a public primary or secondary school or an elevator, enclosed theater or movie house, library, museum, hospital, transit system bus, or intrast...
Public Alcohol Use
Georgetown bans drinking or possessing an open alcoholic beverage in a public place during set overnight hours: 1:15 a.m. to noon on Sundays, and 12:15 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. every other day, under City Code Section 6.40.080. Outside those windows public consumption isn't separately restricted by this section, but violating the curfew is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $50.00.
Georgetown Public Alcohol Consumption Hours
Some RestrictionsGeorgetown City Code § 6.40.080
Sec. 6.40.080. - Hours of consumption. A.A person commits an offense if he consumes or possesses with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place at any time on Sundays between 1:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. noon and on any other days between 12:15 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.B.An offense under this Section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00. (See also Section 1.08.010 ...
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