Clifton, NJ Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

Section 355-1 sits in Chapter 355, Peace and Good Order, adopted January 2, 2008 by Ordinance No. 6709-08 after Clifton repealed its prior 1960 peace-and-good-order chapter. The rule covers two settings. In public, it bars urinating or defecating on any street, highway, road, alley, sidewalk or other public place, with the single carve-out for designated restrooms. Outdoors on private property, the act is unlawful unless the property owner or lawful occupant has consented, which means the offense follows the person even off the public right-of-way if they lack permission to be relieving themselves there.

Chapter 355 groups this rule with related public-order offenses cross-referenced in its general references, including alcoholic beverages (Ch. 137), littering (Ch. 307) and nuisances (Ch. 331), reflecting that the section was written as one piece of a broader quality-of-life ordinance rather than a standalone health rule. The chapter does not name a specific enforcement department, so it is enforced as an ordinance violation the same as the rest of Chapter 355, through municipal court after a summons.