Public Conduct in Tulsa, OK (2026)
9 verified public conduct rules for Tulsa, Oklahoma, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Tulsa bans aggressive begging: repeatedly blocking someone's path to ask for money, or using physical action to make a person fear violence while soliciting.
Tulsa Aggressive Begging Ban
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, § 1407
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to aggressively beg as defined by this section. A person is guilty of aggressive begging if he or she: 1. Repeatedly begs in a manner that hinders or obstructs the free passage of any person in a public place; or 2. By physical action while in the act of begging, intentionally causes or attempts to cause another person to reasonably fear immine...
Public Urination
Tulsa fines anyone who willfully urinates or defecates in a street, park, parking lot, or other public-facing spot up to $200 under the city's outraging-public-decency chapter.
Public Urination Ban in Tulsa
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, Chapter 5, § 505
Any person who shall willfully urinate or defecate in or upon any roadway, street, highway, turnpike, parking lot, park or other place accessible to the public or open to being viewed by others, shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments.B.It shall not be a violation of this s...
Skateboarding Rules
Tulsa bars skateboards, bicycles and roller skates from the downtown Main Street Pedestrian Mall and Civic Center Plaza except in traffic lanes the City specifically designates for that use.
Skateboarding Banned on Tulsa Mall/Plaza
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 26, § 201(F)
It is hereby declared to be unlawful and an offense for any person to do or cause to be done any of the following acts within or upon the Mall or Plaza: A.To write upon, cut, break, remove, mutilate or deface, or in any way damage or injure any building, structure, fence, bench, monument, statue, decoration, ornament, lighting, sound unit or any other improvement or property;B.To remove, cut...
Loud Party Ordinance
Tulsa's disorderly conduct law makes hosting a loud, drunken gathering an offense and holds the person keeping the property liable for failing to expel unruly guests.
Tulsa Loud Party Host Liability Rule
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, § 1402
It shall be an offense for any person at any time to willfully or maliciously disturb the public peace or quietude or the life, health or safety of any individual in any manner ... by keeping, maintaining or operating any place of public resort wherein loud or disturbing noises are made by drunken, disorderly or noisy persons congregating therein; or by failing to expel or restrain such persons...
Loitering Rules
Tulsa bans loitering within railroad stations, platforms, or rights-of-way once a railroad employee tells you to leave, under Tulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, § 1103: a narrow ordinance limited to railroad property, not a general anti-loitering law.
Tulsa Railroad Loitering Ban
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, § 1103
It shall be an offense for any person, without right, to loiter or remain within a railroad station building, upon a railroad station platform or upon a railroad right-of-way after being requested to leave the railroad station, building, railroad platform, railroad ground or railroad right-of-way by an employee of the person operating such railroad.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Tulsa bans tobacco and vapor product use on all municipal property, indoor and outdoor, including every city park and recreational area, with fines up to $100 per violation.
Tulsa Bans Smoking on City Property
Significant RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, Chapter 22, § 2208(B)(2), (D)(2)
Using tobacco products and vapor products is prohibited on all municipal property, indoor and outdoor, including parks and recreational areas. ... Any person who knowingly violates this Section shall be punished by a citation and fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in accordance with the City of Tulsa Penal Code.
Jaywalking
Tulsa requires pedestrians to cross streets at a crosswalk or intersection, except in residential neighborhoods without major streets or traffic signals.
Tulsa Jaywalking Crosswalk Rules
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 37, § 1102
Every pedestrian shall cross the street within the crosswalk or at an intersection, whether or not such intersection is controlled by traffic-control signals; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to residential neighborhoods, except where a major street passes through such neighborhoods or traffic-control devices are provided. A pedestrian crossing a street in a residential ar...
Public Marijuana Use
Tulsa fines anyone caught smoking or vaping marijuana in a public place, medical license or not, under the city's Penal Code.
Tulsa Public Marijuana Smoking Ban
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 27, § 2501(B)
It is unlawful for any person, whether licensed or not, to smoke tobacco or marijuana or use a vaporizer to ingest marijuana in violation of the Oklahoma Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces Act, 63 O.S. § 1-1521 et seq. Upon conviction, the punishment for a violation of this section shall be by a fine not exceeding Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessment...
Public Alcohol Use
Tulsa bans drinking alcohol on park roads and parking lots, and lets the Park Board post any other park area off-limits to alcohol.
Tulsa Park Alcohol Rules
Some RestrictionsTulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 26, Chapter 1, § 103(V)
No person shall consume any beverage containing alcohol on a road or parking lot within any park area or facility or in any other park area or facility at which a sign is posted prohibiting alcohol consumption.W.No person shall practice golf in any park area or facility not specifically designated for such uses.X.No person shall stand, wade, swim or boat in areas of the Arkansas River where buo...