Public Conduct in Whitfield County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Whitfield County, Georgia.
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Public Urination
Whitfield County's parks ordinance lists urinating or defecating in public among the disorderly acts barred in any county park, alongside loitering, fighting, indecent exposure and public drunkenness. The rule covers any speech or conduct that is detrimental to public enjoyment of the park or could injure another person while there.
Public Urination Banned in Whitfield County Parks
Some RestrictionsWhitfield County Code § 11-22
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any violent, abusive, lewd, profane, vulgar, wanton, obscene or otherwise disorderly speech or conduct that is or may be detrimental to the enjoyment of the park by the general public, or that could cause injury to other persons while in a park, which conduct may include, but is not limited to, loitering, fighting, throwing or breaking articles, ...
Loitering Rules
Whitfield County Code Sec. 10-1 bans loitering on premises open to the public without a legitimate purpose, breach of the peace, fighting, 'fighting words,' and refusing a police order to clear a public way blocking traffic in the unincorporated county. A conviction is a criminal offense punishable by up to $1,000 and 60 days in jail.
Whitfield County Loitering and Peace Rules
Significant RestrictionsWhitfield County Code § 10-1
(1)No person shall remain or loiter upon any premises to which the public has access, including but not limited to such places as shopping center parking lots, where the person's presence upon such premises is unrelated to the normal activity, use or business for which such premises are made available to the public; ... (8)No person shall congregate with another or others in or on any public wa...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Smoking is banned inside every enclosed county-owned, leased or operated building in Whitfield County under Code § 7.5-21, following the state Georgia Smokefree Air Act. Outdoors, the Sheriff, Fire Chief and County Administrator can set aside designated exterior smoking areas, but any such area must sit more than 30 feet from a building's regular entrance.
Whitfield County Outdoor Smoking Buffer at Buildings
Some RestrictionsWhitfield County Code § 7.5-21
In accordance with the "Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005," smoking, as defined therein, shall be prohibited in all enclosed facilities of Whitfield County, including buildings owned, leased, or operated by Whitfield County. The Sheriff, Fire Chief and County Administrator may designate exterior 'smoking areas.' Designated "smoking areas" shall be more than 30 feet from any regular entrance to ...
Public Alcohol Use
Whitfield County Code § 3-21 bans open containers of alcohol in the unincorporated area: no malt beverage, wine, or liquor in an open container on government property, unlicensed business premises, public roads, sidewalks, or parking lots, and no open container inside a vehicle unless it is locked away from the driver.
Open Container Ban in Whitfield County
Significant RestrictionsWhitfield County Code § 3-21
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person, while within the unincorporated portion of Whitfield County, Georgia, to have in his or her possession any alcoholic beverage, including, but not limited to malt beverages, distilled spirits, or wine, in any open container while on or in any:(1)Government-owned building, structure, park, or premises;(2)Business or commercial premises, except such premises...
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