Public Conduct in Phoenix, AZ (2026)

Phoenix City Code § 23-7

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit any money or other thing of value, or to solicit the sale of goods or services: 1. In an aggressive manner in a public area. 2. Within fifteen feet of any entrance or exit of any bank or within fifteen feet of any automated teller machine. 3. In any public transportation vehicle or from persons waiting within ten feet of a sign designating a bus st...

Phoenix City Code § 23-48

It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate upon any of the public sidewalks or crosswalks in the City or upon any public path, by-way or highway, or upon the floor or interior of any bus or other public conveyance, or in or on any public place or park which is easily visible or readily accessible from a public thoroughfare or public conveyance, except where suitable facilities a...

Phoenix City Code § 36-117

No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street in 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 pedestrians, and the use of such devices shall be prohibited in any business district.

Phoenix City Code § 2-22

Any person who is responsible for the party, gathering or event is liable for the reasonable costs of a response by the police to that incident... In no event shall a person's liability under this section for the costs of a response by the police exceed: 1. One thousand dollars for the first incident within a 12-month period. 2. One thousand five hundred dollars for the second incident within a...

Phoenix City Code § 23-8

a. It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, loiter or congregate upon any of the sidewalks in the City so as to obstruct the use of the sidewalks to pedestrians. b. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not properly authorized to be within any City park, playground or recreational area during the hours of closure for such premises as established by the Parks and Recreation Board. c. It...

Phoenix City Code § 24-42

No person shall smoke or start a fire in a park or mountain preserve area where one or more signs are posted prohibiting such activity. The Director of the Parks and Recreation Department is authorized to post signs prohibiting smoking and fires in parks and mountain preserve areas when there is a risk of fire becoming uncontrolled due to dry vegetation or climatic conditions. "Smoke" or "smoki...

Phoenix City Code § 36-128

A. Except in a crosswalk, no pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb. A pedestrian shall not cross a roadway where prohibited by appropriate signs, markings, devices or by law. ... C. The first violation of this section is a civil traffic offense and a second and all subsequent violations of th...

Phoenix City Code § 24-42

No person shall smoke or start a fire in a park or mountain preserve area where one or more signs are posted prohibiting such activity. B. The Director of the Parks and Recreation Department is authorized to post signs prohibiting smoking and fires in parks and mountain preserve areas when there is a risk of fire becoming uncontrolled due to dry vegetation or climatic conditions. C. "Smoke" o...

Phoenix City Code § 24-38 (Spiritous liquor in parks)

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or have in his possession any spirituous liquor in a park except as provided in subsection C of this section. C. The Director is empowered to issue permits authorizing the consumption and possession of beer in a park and to adopt rules and procedures for the issuance of such permits.