Utah County, UT Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Utah County Code 4.09.050
- Applies to
- public parks in unincorporated county
- Penalty class
- infraction
- Maximum fine
- $750 (Code 1.04.010)
- Jail exposure
- none, infractions are non-jailable
- Last amended
- Ord. 2026-515, June 24, 2026
Summary
Drinking or possessing beer, liquor, or any alcoholic beverage in a public park in unincorporated Utah County is an infraction under Code 4.09.050, capped at a $750 fine with no jail time under the county's general infraction penalty.
4.09.050 Possession Or Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages In Public Parks It shall be unlawful for any person to consume beer, liquor, or alcoholic beverages in any public park. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of an infraction.
Full Breakdown
050, titled Possession Or Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages In Public Parks, is a short, direct ban: it is unlawful for any person to consume beer, liquor, or alcoholic beverages in any public park within the unincorporated county, and anyone who violates it is guilty of an infraction. The section was most recently amended by Ordinance 2026-515, a housekeeping update adopted June 24, 2026. 010, which caps infractions at a fine of up to $750 and expressly bars any jail time, unlike the county's misdemeanor-level offenses that can carry up to six months in jail.
09, Alcoholic Beverages, alongside the county's separate beer-license and proximity rules that govern retail sale rather than personal consumption, so a park drinking citation is handled independently of the licensing provisions in the rest of the chapter. Sheriff's deputies and county park staff are the enforcing authorities for county-run parks in the unincorporated area.
Violations & Fines
A person cited under 4.09.050 is charged with an infraction, the lowest tier in the county's three-level penalty scheme (misdemeanor, class B/C misdemeanor, infraction). Under the general penalty section 1.04.010, an infraction carries a fine of up to $750 and no possibility of jail, regardless of how the citation is issued.
Frequently Asked Questions
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