Broward County, FL Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Broward County Code § 21-143(a)
- Where it applies
- County mass transit facilities and buses
- Maximum fine
- $500
- Maximum jail term
- 60 days
- Exception
- Restrooms provided at facility
Summary
Broward County makes urinating or spitting at county mass transit facilities and buses a disorderly conduct offense, prosecuted as a misdemeanor with fines up to $500 and up to 60 days in jail.
No person shall commit any act of disorderly conduct at the facility... (a) Littering, dumping of garbage or liquids or any other matter, or creating a nuisance or hazard or unsanitary condition by doing any act including but not limited to spitting or urinating (except in facilities provided).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72 | Administrative Code: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
Under Broward County Code § 21-143(a), urinating or spitting anywhere within a "mass transit facility" is disorderly conduct and unlawful. Sec. 21-142 defines "facility" broadly: bus terminals, bus stops, transfer points, county and community buses, and all their interior and exterior areas, parking lots and grounds. Because the ban follows county-owned or -funded transit property and vehicles rather than city boundaries, it reaches into incorporated cities too, but it does not cover ordinary streets, parks or private property outside the transit system. Broward has no separate general public-urination ordinance in this code.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 21-143 is prosecuted the same as a misdemeanor: a fine up to $500, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, under Sec. 21-144.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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