Glynn County, GA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Glynn County's Camping Ordinance (Chapter 2-32) bans camping and several related uses of "public areas" in the unincorporated county outside Jekyll Island unless a Board-issued permit or authorization applies. "Public area" is defined broadly in § 2-32-2 to include streets, sidewalks, alleys, parking lots, parks, greenspace, playgrounds and transportation facilities. Under § 2-32-3, no one may camp in a public area (sleeping, laying down bedding, storing gear, cooking, or pitching a tent), interfere with ingress or egress from a building or public area, "inappropriately use" a public area (including bathing, hygiene, or elimination in a park or fountain), or store personal property such as bedrolls, backpacks or luggage there.

"Interfere with ingress or egress" is itself defined to cover standing, sitting, or lying down in a way that materially blocks, or appears designed to block, entrances or exits to buildings, driveways, streets, sidewalks, or alleys. Before an officer can arrest anyone for violating the chapter, § 2-32-5 requires a verbal or written warning to stop; only a failure to promptly comply after that warning allows a citation or arrest. Exceptions in § 2-32-6 cover Board-authorized uses of parks or streets, sitting or lying down because of a medical emergency, and simply sitting or resting somewhere that does not meet the definition of camping or interfering with access.

Personal property connected to a citation, or property stored in violation of § 2-32-3(d), can be seized as abandoned by the Police Department or Code Enforcement under § 2-32-7, without a separate prior warning about the property itself.