Public Conduct in Puyallup, WA (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Puyallup, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Puyallup makes it pedestrian interference to aggressively beg, meaning begging with intent to intimidate someone into giving money or goods, in any public place. A first violation is a civil infraction up to $250; a third becomes a misdemeanor.
Puyallup Bans Aggressive Begging in Public Places
Significant RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code § 9.20.215
A person is guilty of pedestrian interference if, in a public place, he or she intentionally: (a) Obstructs pedestrian or vehicular traffic; or (b) Aggressively begs. ... "Aggressively beg" means to beg with the intent to intimidate another person into giving money or goods. "B ... eg" means to ask for money or goods as a charity, whether by words, bodily gestures, signs, or other means. " ... ...
Public Urination
Puyallup makes it a criminal misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in public. The disorderly conduct chapter reaches any act that could be observed by a member of the public and happens somewhere other than a washroom or toilet room, and it defines "public place" broadly enough to cover sidewalks, alleys, parks, parking lots and trails citywide.
Puyallup Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Heavy RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code § 9A.03.003(5)
The following persons are declared to be disorderly persons, a misdemeanor: ... (5) Any person who intentionally urinates or defecates in a public place, other than a washroom or toilet room, under circumstances where such act could be observed by any member of the public, or expectorates at or towards another person. As used in this chapter, "public place" means an area generally visible to pu...
Skateboarding Rules
Puyallup bans skateboards, roller skates, coasters, in-line skates and motorized foot scooters from every publicly owned parking lot and garage, and separately bars motorized foot scooters from city parks, marked nonmotorized corridors, sidewalks, city trails and any street posted above 25 mph. Scooter riders must be 16 and wear a helmet, with a 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew.
Puyallup Skateboard and Scooter Rules
Significant RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code §§ 10.82.040, 10.82.060
(1) Public Parking Lots and Garages. It is unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon any skateboard, roller skates, coaster, in-line skates, motorized foot scooter or similar device upon any publicly owned parking lot or garage in the city of Puyallup. (2) Parks, Sidewalks, Trails, and Streets with a Maximum Speed Limit Above 25 Miles per Hour Prohibited to Motorized Foot Scooters. Pursua...
Loitering Rules
Puyallup does not have a general vagrancy-style loitering ordinance. Its one loitering rule is narrow: it is disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, to loiter in or about a restroom that is open to the public for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting a lewd, lascivious or otherwise unlawful act.
Puyallup Public Restroom Loitering Ban
Significant RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code § 9A.03.003(6)
The following persons are declared to be disorderly persons, a misdemeanor: ... (6) Any person who loiters in or about any restroom open to the public for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting any lewd or lascivious or unlawful act;
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Puyallup prohibits smoking cigars, cigarettes, tobacco or any other lighted material, and vaping, anywhere in city parks, including shelters and structures. The city posts warning signs and issues a civil infraction rather than a misdemeanor.
Puyallup Bans Smoking and Vaping in City Parks
Significant RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code § 9.20.195
It is unlawful for any person to smoke cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, or other material or to throw any lighted tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, matches, firecrackers, or other lighted material on or within any city park, including without limitation any shelters or other structures located in such parks; provided, a person may dispose of smoking materials in a receptacle designed for such purpose if...
Jaywalking
Puyallup pedestrians may not step into a moving traffic lane between intersections in the central business district, any business district, or on an arterial highway, or between two stop-sign-controlled intersections, except at a marked crosswalk. Puyallup Municipal Code § 10.64.030 also bars diagonal crossing outside all-walk signals and makes mid-block crossers yield to traffic.
Puyallup Jaywalking and Crosswalk Rules
Some RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code § 10.64.030
Pedestrians shall not step into that portion of the street open to moving traffic at any point between intersections in the central business district, in any business district, or any arterial highway, or between adjacent intersections of streets protected by stop signs, except at marked crosswalks or other places specially provided. ... Pedestrians shall not cross street intersections diagonal...
Public Alcohol Use
Puyallup bans drinking alcohol or carrying an opened container on city streets, public highways, roads or any other public place not licensed for on-site drinking. A violation is a Class 3 civil infraction under RCW 7.80, enforced by the Puyallup Police Division.
Open Container Ban in Puyallup
Some RestrictionsPuyallup Municipal Code § 9.26.020
No person upon the city streets, public highways or roads or in any other public place within the city which is not duly licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages shall drink any alcoholic beverage or have in his possession a bottle, can, or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage if the container has been opened or a seal broken or the contents partially removed. Every pers...
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