Kitsap County, WA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

010 makes it a crime to intentionally urinate or defecate in a public place, other than a washroom or toilet room, or anywhere else, public or otherwise, where the act could be observed by a member of the public. The ordinance, adopted by Ordinance 335 in 2005, applies countywide in the unincorporated area and carves out no exception for emergencies, campsites, or vehicles; the test is whether the location is a washroom or toilet room, or whether the conduct could be seen by the public, not whether anyone actually witnessed it.

010: a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment of up to ninety days, with each day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense. The Kitsap County sheriff's office is the enforcing agency for peace, safety and morals offenses codified in Title 10, which also houses the county's boating restrictions, fireworks rules, adult entertainment licensing, and drug-free zone designations in the surrounding chapters. Because the ordinance is classified as a crime rather than a civil infraction, a conviction becomes part of a person's criminal record and can be charged alongside other offenses, such as indecent exposure, arising from the same incident. Officers may issue a citation or make a custodial arrest depending on the circumstances, consistent with standard misdemeanor arrest authority under Washington law.