Public Urination
Public Conduct
LAMC §41.47.2 prohibits urinating or defecating in public, including the citation amount, exemptions for medical conditions, and where to find restroom alternatives.
How Public Urination Rules Differ by Place
Gilbert, AZ: Gilbert Public Urination & Defecation Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCode of Gilbert § 42-146 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in public, on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public ground, or anywhere easily visible or…
Goodyear, AZ: Goodyear Public Urination & Defecation Ban
Heavy RestrictionsGoodyear makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to urinate or defecate anywhere the public can see, from sidewalks and parks to parking lots and building doorways. City Code § 11-1-30 covers…
Maricopa County, AZ: Maricopa County Public Urination Ban
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated Maricopa County, Ordinance P-37 makes it unlawful to defecate or urinate anywhere in public that isn't specifically marked for that purpose, naming sidewalks, parks…
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsAnchorage Municipal Code 14.70.120 makes it unlawful to knowingly urinate or defecate on any public street, sidewalk, alley, park or other public place open to view that isn't a…
Mesa, AZ: Mesa Bans Public Urination and Defecation
Some RestrictionsMesa City Code makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere open to public view, folding the offense into the City's obscene-conduct provision within the general-offenses chapter…
Peoria, AZ: Peoria Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsPeoria makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in a public place, or anywhere else where another person with a legal right to be present can observe the act. City Code Section 13-63…
Cities & Counties with Public Urination Rules
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Arizona
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