Public Conduct in Reno, NV (2026)
8 verified public conduct rules for Reno, Nevada, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Reno makes it a misdemeanor to solicit money or goods in an aggressive manner in any public place, covering touching, blocking, following, or using threatening language toward a person being solicited.
Reno Bans Aggressive Panhandling
Significant RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 8.30.045
It is unlawful for a person or persons to, in a public place, intentionally solicit or engage in solicitation in an aggressive manner.
Public Urination
Reno prohibits urinating or defecating in streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public places, with violations charged as a misdemeanor under Reno Municipal Code § 8.12.018 unless the act occurs in a proper restroom facility.
Reno Bans Public Urination, Defecation
Some RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 8.12.018
No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, park, beach, public building or publicly maintained facility, or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view. This section shall not apply to urinating or defecating in any restroom or other facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.
Skateboarding Rules
Skateboards are banned on downtown sidewalks and roadways, with parks and posted areas off-limits under Reno Municipal Code § 6.06.030 and § 8.23.160.
Reno Skateboarding Rules
Significant RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 6.06.030
It is unlawful for any person to use a skateboard, coaster, roller skates, roller blades, or any similar device upon a side walk within the boundaries of the downtown business district. For the purpose of this section, the downtown business district is defined as that area bordered on the north and south by Sixth and Second Streets, respectively, and on the east and west by Lake and Sierra Stre...
Loitering Rules
Reno makes it a misdemeanor to loiter on posted private property, but police can only cite for it if the owner has filed a Letter of Authority and posted signs.
Reno Loitering on Posted Private Property
Some RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 8.10.012
It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain on any posted property without the permission of the owners, tenant or the occupant in legal possession or control thereof.(b)Property may be posted in the following manner:(1)If the property does not contain any lineal dimension exceeding 300 feet, by posting signs at each corner of the area and at intervals not exceeding 100 feet and, if such p...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Reno bans smoking and vaping in all parks, trails, and recreation facilities, and within 100 feet of sporting fields, spectator areas, and facility entrances, unless inside a designated smoking area.
Reno Park and Trail Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 8.23.123
Smoking and tobacco use of any kind, including, but not limited to, the use of electronic or vaporized smoking devices, are prohibited in any park, trail or recreation facility or within 100 feet of sporting fields, spectator area, the entrances to all recreation facilities, and all sport and play areas unless within a designated smoking area.
Jaywalking
Reno pedestrians must cross roadways at right angles or in a crosswalk, and must yield to vehicles when crossing outside a marked or unmarked intersection crosswalk.
Reno Mid-Block Crossing Rules
Some RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 6.06.740
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 except in a crosswalk.
Public Marijuana Use
Reno Municipal Code § 8.17.080 makes it unlawful to use or consume marijuana in any public place, on marijuana-establishment premises, or anywhere open or exposed to public view.
Reno Bans Public Marijuana Use
Significant RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 8.17.080
It is unlawful for any person to engage or assist in the medical use of marijuana on the property or premises of a medical marijuana establishment, in any public place, or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view.
Public Alcohol Use
Reno bans drinking or holding an open alcoholic beverage on public property or anywhere the public congregates, punishable as a misdemeanor.
Reno Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsReno Municipal Code § 8.12.033
a person shall not consume any alcoholic beverage while upon any public property or facility held out to the public's use or any place where the public is likely to congregate...a person shall not have in his possession any open container of alcoholic beverage with the intent to consume said alcoholic beverage while upon any public property...Any person convicted under this section shall be pun...
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