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Edmond, OK Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Former section
§ 8.08.080, now Reserved
Repealed by
Ord. 3596 § 6, April 10 2017
Also repealed
vagrancy and begging sections
Current status
no sit-lie ordinance exists

Summary

Edmond repealed the city code section that once punished loitering and sleeping on the streets in 2017 and never replaced it, so there is currently no local sit-lie or sidewalk-sleeping ordinance in Edmond.

Editor's note— Ord. 3596, § 6, adopted April 10, 2017 repealed § 8.08.080 which pertained to loitering and sleeping on the streets and derived from the Code of 1954.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).

Full Breakdown

Former Section 8.08.080, 'Loitering and Sleeping on the Streets,' derived from the 1954 Code, was repealed by Ordinance 3596, Section 6, adopted April 10, 2017. The section now reads 'Reserved' in the current code. The same 2017 ordinance also repealed the neighboring vagrancy sections (former §§ 8.08.050, 8.08.060) and the begging section (former § 8.08.070). No replacement sit-lie, camping, or sidewalk-sleeping ordinance has been adopted since, so sitting or lying on an Edmond sidewalk is not itself a city offense under Title 8.

Violations & Fines

None currently apply: the ordinance that once punished sleeping or loitering on the streets was repealed in 2017, so there is no local sit-lie penalty on the books to violate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can police cite someone for sitting or sleeping on an Edmond sidewalk?
Not under a dedicated sit-lie law. Edmond repealed its loitering-and-sleeping ordinance, former § 8.08.080, via Ord. 3596 on April 10, 2017, and never replaced it.
Did Edmond repeal related offenses at the same time?
Yes: the same 2017 ordinance, Ord. 3596, also repealed the city's vagrancy sections and its begging section.

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