Buckeye, AZ Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- City Code § 10-3-9
- Covers
- Sidewalks, crosswalks, parks, transit
- Exception
- Suitable facilities provided
- Penalty
- General Art. 1-7 penalty
Summary
Buckeye bans urinating or defecating on public sidewalks, crosswalks, parks, or in public conveyances unless restrooms are provided.
It is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate upon any of the public sidewalks or crosswalks or upon any public path, by-way or highway, or upon the floor or interior of any public conveyance, or in or on any public place or park which is easily visible or readily accessible from a public thoroughfare or public conveyance, except where suitable facilities are provided therefor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Buckeye City Code Section 10-3-9 makes it unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate on public sidewalks, crosswalks, paths, byways, or highways, on the floor or interior of a public conveyance, or in any public place or park visible or accessible from a public thoroughfare or conveyance, unless suitable facilities are provided. The rule sits in Chapter 10's general offenses article alongside bans on littering, obstructing streets and sidewalks, and lying or sitting in the public right-of-way, and applies citywide in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona. No specific fine is written into the section itself; violations default to the general civil and criminal penalties set in Article 1-7 of the city code.
Violations & Fines
Violating Section 10-3-9 is enforced under the general penalty scheme in Article 1-7 of the Buckeye City Code, since no fine amount is specified in the section itself.
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