Public Conduct in Parma, OH (2026)
6 verified public conduct rules for Parma, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Parma bars anyone from standing in the roadway to solicit rides, employment, business or contributions from vehicle occupants, though Council can permit a charitable group a single annual window to collect donations from motorists in this way.
Parma Roadway Solicitation Ban
Some RestrictionsParma Codified Ordinances 371.06(a)-(b)
No person while on a roadway outside a safety zone shall solicit a ride from the driver of any vehicle. ... Except as provided in division (b)(2) of this section, no person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle. The Council, by ordinance, may authorize the issuance of a permit to a charitable organization t...
Skateboarding Rules
Parma bans skateboards and roller skates from City roadways except at crosswalks or designated play streets, keeps them off business parking lots without the owner's consent, and lets police seize and impound any device used in violation for 30 days under Section 311.04.
Parma Skateboarding & Toy Vehicle Rules
Significant RestrictionsParma Codified Ordinances § 311.04(a)-(b)
(a) No person upon roller skates or a skateboard, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon a roadway except while crossing a street at a crosswalk and except upon streets set aside as play streets when and as authorized as such. (b) No person upon a skateboard or like device shall go upon the adjacent premises, including the parking lot area, of any ...
Loitering Rules
Parma bans loitering or prowling in any public or private place under circumstances that would warrant alarm for the safety of persons or security of property. Codified Ordinances Section 648.10 lists red-flag behaviors, from fleeing at the sight of an officer to checking door and window locks, and requires police give a chance to explain before any arrest.
Parma Loitering and Prowling Law
Some RestrictionsParma Codified Ordinances § 648.10
(a) No person shall loiter or prowl in any public or private place at a time, in a manner or under circumstances which warrant alarm for the safety of persons or security of property in the surrounding area. (b) Without limitation, the following circumstances may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted: (1) The flight of a person upon the appearance of a police officer; (2)...
Jaywalking
Parma pedestrians crossing outside a marked or unmarked intersection crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and between signalized intersections they may not cross anywhere except in a marked crosswalk at all.
Parma Jaywalking & Crosswalk Rules
Some RestrictionsParma Codified Ordinances 371.03(a), (c), (d)
Every pedestrian crossing 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. ... Between adjacent intersections at which highway traffic signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway inte...
Public Marijuana Use
Parma's codified ordinances make public consumption of adult use cannabis a minor misdemeanor under Section 620.17(h)(2), the city's local adoption of Ohio's Issue 2 recreational marijuana law. The same penalty applies to anyone who smokes, vaporizes, or otherwise uses a combustible cannabis product as a passenger in a vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft while it is moving, per division (d)(2).
Parma Public Marijuana Use Minor Misdemeanor
Some RestrictionsParma Codified Ordinances § 620.17(h)(2)
620.17 ADULT USE CANNABIS CONTROL; LIMITATIONS ON CONDUCT BY INDIVIDUALS. ... (d) (2) An individual is prohibited from smoking, vaporizing, or using any other combustible adult use cannabis product while in a vehicle, motor vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, bike, watercraft, or aircraft and is subject to R.C. § 4511.19 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance for any violati...
Public Alcohol Use
Parma bans possessing an opened container of beer or liquor in public under Codified Ordinances 612.07: in any State liquor store, on licensed premises, in any other public place, or in a parked or moving vehicle on a public street or lot. The Police Division cites violators for a minor misdemeanor, with narrow exceptions for licensed on-site drinking, resealed take-home wine, and permitted festivals.
Parma Open Container & Public Drinking Ban
Some RestrictionsParma Codified Ordinances 612.07
No person shall have in the person’s possession an opened container of beer or intoxicating liquor in any of the following circumstances: (1) Except as provided in division (c)(1)E. of this section, in a State liquor store; (2) Except as provided in division (c) of this section, on the premises of the holder of any permit issued by the Division of Liquor Control; (3) In any other public place; ...
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