Public Conduct in Virginia Beach, VA (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Virginia Beach, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Virginia Beach makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in public or anywhere open to public view, unless you're using an actual public restroom facility.
Public Urination and Defecation Banned in Virginia Beach
Significant RestrictionsVirginia Beach City Code § 22-11.1
Any person who urinates or defecates in public or in a place open to public view except in public restroom facilities shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 1184, 5-18-81) Editor's note— Ord. No. 1184, adopted May 18, 1981, added § 23-32.2 to the 1965 Code; the editor, upon the advice of the city, has made these provisions § 22-11.1 hereof.
Skateboarding Rules
Virginia Beach bars skateboards and motorized skateboards from every Resort Area sidewalk at any time under City Code § 7-59.1(c); riders face a civil penalty up to $50. Roller blades and roller skates are exempted.
Skateboarding Banned on VA Beach Resort Sidewalks
Significant RestrictionsVirginia Beach City Code § 7-59.1(c)
It shall be unlawful at any time for any person to ride on any sidewalk in the resort area an all-terrain vehicle, a bicycle, electric power-assisted bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard, skateboard, scooter, or any pedal-powered vehicle that is muscle-powered or any muscle-powered device. However, the use of roller blades and roller skates is permitted. A ...
Loitering Rules
Blocking a public place or private property open to the public and refusing to move on when told to is a Class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia Beach.
Obstructing Passage in Virginia Beach
Some RestrictionsVirginia Beach City Code § 23-16
Any person who, in any public place or on any private property open to the public, unreasonably or unnecessarily obstructs the free passage of other persons to and from or within such public place or private property, and who shall fail or refuse to cease such obstruction or move on when required to do so by the owner or lessee or agent or employee of such owner or lessee or by a duly authorize...
Public Alcohol Use
Drinking alcohol in public streets, sidewalks, parks, and on the Atlantic Avenue Boardwalk is generally prohibited under Va. Code Section 4.1-308 and Virginia Beach city code, with limited exceptions inside permitted Resort Area events and licensed establishment patios.
Public Alcohol Consumption Banned
Heavy RestrictionsVa. Code § 4.1-308
§ 4.1-308 . Drinking alcoholic beverages, or offering to another, in public place; penalty; exceptions. A. If any person takes a drink of alcoholic beverages or offers a drink thereof to another, whether accepted or not, at or in any public place, he is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. B. This section shall not prevent any person from drinking alcoholic beverages or offering a drink thereof to ...