Public Conduct in Omaha, NE (2026)

Omaha Municipal Code § 20-7 (Code 1980, § 20-7; Ord. No. 40579, § 1, 12-8-15)

It shall be unlawful to engage in an act of panhandling for the solicitation of money or other things of value from another in an aggressive manner. (a)For purposes of this section, the solicitation of money or other things of value shall include, but shall not be limited to, verbal or nonverbal words or acts, or such other action or bodily gesture, conducted for the purpose of obtaining, direc...

Omaha Municipal Code § 20-52(a)(1)d, (b)

Disorderly premises shall mean any room, house, building, structure, or any part of the premises adjacent thereto, in or upon which occurs any of the following prohibited activities in disturbance of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the city: ... d. Persons engaging in public urination, public defecation, lewd conduct, pandering, or prostitution ... It shall be unlawful ...

Omaha Municipal Code § 36-148

It shall be unlawful for any person to rollerskate or to ride, use, operate, race, or propel a skateboard or bicycle on the public sidewalks of the downtown business district or of the area from Jackson to Jones Street, Tenth to 11th Street, provided that such prohibition shall not include walking or pushing a bicycle except on the public sidewalks of the Old Market and Wholesale District.

Omaha Municipal Code § 20-52 (Disorderly premises or nuisance gatherings)

(b)It shall be unlawful for any person to host, maintain, permit or allow to continue a disorderly premises or nuisance gathering of two or more people.(c)Any person or persons who own the property where the disorderly premises or nuisance gathering occurs...may each, jointly and severally, be charged with violating this article whenever any owner, occupant, tenant, or other person having a pos...

Omaha Municipal Code § 20-44 (Code 1980, § 20-44; Ord. No. 36355, § 1, 8-5-03; Ord. No. 42434, § 1, 2-9-21)

It shall be unlawful for any person purposely or knowingly to obstruct any highway, street or other public roadway, by rendering passage by others unreasonably inconvenient or hazardous, whether the obstruction arises from his or her acts alone or acting in concert with a group of others, without having a permit issued by the city or being otherwise exempted from the permit requirement by secti...

Omaha Municipal Code § 36-112

(1)Every pedestrian who crosses a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk, or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.(2)Any pedestrian who crosses a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.(...

Nebraska Revised Statute 28-416 (Prohibited acts; violations; penalties)

28-416. Prohibited acts; violations; penalties. (1) Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally: (a) To manufacture, distribute, deliver, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, deliver, or dispense a controlled substance; or (b) to create, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a co...

Nebraska Revised Statute 53-186 (Consumption of liquor on public property; forbidden; exceptions; license authorized)

53-186. Consumption of liquor on public property; forbidden; exceptions; license authorized. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section or section 60-6,211.08, it shall be unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic liquor upon property owned or controlled by the state or any governmental subdivision thereof unless authorized by the governing bodies having jurisdiction over such ...