Public Conduct in Salt Lake City, UT (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Salt Lake City, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any place open to public view, alongside other disorderly public conduct.
Salt Lake City Bans Public Urination
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City Code § 11.16.100
It is unlawful for any person, while in a place open to public view, to wilfully: A. Urinate or stool; B. Engage in sexual conduct, alone or with another person or an animal; C. Make an intentional exposure of his or her genitals, pubic area, buttocks or any portion of the areola and/or nipple of the female breast...
Skateboarding Rules
Skateboards, roller skates, and scooters are banned on downtown and Sugar House district sidewalks and on all roadways except crosswalks and bike lanes.
Skateboarding Rules in Salt Lake City
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City Code Section 12.12.070(B)
No person upon roller skates, rollerblades, in-line skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, sled, toy wagon, scooter, skateboard or similar device, shall go upon any sidewalk or other public property within the central traffic district ... or on any other area where prohibited by signs.
Loud Party Ordinance
Salt Lake City fines property owners, not just partygoers, when police find an unruly gathering on their land: a warning notice first, then a $1,000 civil citation for a repeat within a year.
Salt Lake City Unruly Party Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City Code § 11.14.030
It is a violation of this chapter for there to be an unruly party, gathering, or event at any private property in the city. Civil penalties for violations of this chapter shall be imposed against the owner of record of the premises in accordance with the procedures set forth in Subsections C, D and E. This section creates no criminal penalty. C. If a member of the Police Department determi...
Loitering Rules
Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to stand, sit, or lie on a sidewalk for more than two minutes if it blocks pedestrian passage, or to stay there past one minute after a police officer orders you to move.
Salt Lake City Sidewalk Loitering Time Limit
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City Code § 14.20.100
It is unlawful for any person to remain standing, lying or sitting on any sidewalk for a longer period than two (2) minutes, in such manner as to obstruct the free passage of pedestrians thereon, or wilfully to remain standing, lying or sitting thereon in said manner for more than one minute after being requested to move by any police officer...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Salt Lake City bans smoking in all city parks, cemeteries, trails, and golf courses, plus near bus stops, mass gatherings, and light rail stations.
Salt Lake City Outdoor Smoking Ban
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City Code § 15.30.020
Smoking is hereby prohibited in city parks, light rail train stations, within twenty five feet (25') of bus stops, within fifty feet (50') of mass gatherings, and in public squares, in particular Library Square and the Public Safety Building Square, but in the case of the Public Safety Building Square, only if the city specifies a designated smoking area within the Public Safety Building Square...
Jaywalking
Salt Lake City bans crossing outside a crosswalk unless the nearest crosswalk is 700+ feet away, and requires marked crosswalks between signaled intersections.
Salt Lake City Jaywalking Rule
Some Restrictions§ 12.76.010
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway: A. At any place other than in a crosswalk. If no crosswalk exists within a distance of seven hundred feet (700') of the desired point of crossing, a pedestrian may cross by the shortest straight route to the opposite curb after exercising due care and caution and yielding to all vehicular traffic; B. Between adjacent intersections, at which traffic control s...
Public Alcohol Use
Salt Lake City bans opening, possessing, or drinking from an open alcohol container in unpermitted public places like streets, sidewalks, and public property.
Salt Lake City Open Container Ban
Significant Restrictions§ 11.12.065
Unlawful To Have Open Containers Of Alcohol In Designated Areas: No person shall open, possess, or consume from an open bottle, can or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage in an unpermitted public place. ... Penalty: An offense under this section is designated as a class C misdemeanor.
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