Public Conduct in Scranton, PA (2026)
2 verified public conduct rules for Scranton, Pennsylvania, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Loud Party Ordinance
Loud parties in Scranton are reached through Chapter 317 (Noise), Chapter 336 (Peace and Good Order), 18 Pa.C.S. Section 5503 (PA disorderly conduct), and - for rental occupants - Chapter 373 (Rental Property), which lets the city CLOSE a rental unit after three or more disruptive-conduct reports within six months. There is no civil social-host statute in Pennsylvania, but 18 Pa.C.S. Section 6310.1 (selling/furnishing alcohol to minors) and Section 5503 give prosecutors a criminal hook.
Scranton Loud Party, Disruptive Conduct, and Rental Unit Closure
Heavy RestrictionsOutdoor Smoking Restrictions
Scranton has not codified a stand-alone outdoor-smoking ordinance for parks, sidewalks, or public spaces. Smoking restrictions in the city are governed primarily by the Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act at 35 P.S. §637.1 et seq., which bans smoking in most indoor workplaces and public places statewide but leaves outdoor areas largely unregulated at the state level. The Scranton Department of Public Works and Parks may post no-smoking rules at specific facilities (notably playgrounds, splash pads, and youth-sports areas at Nay Aug Park, Connell Park, and similar venues) under its general park-rules authority. The Clean Indoor Air Act at §637.11 contains a partial-preemption provision that limits some stricter local rules.