Fayette County, GA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Urinating/defecating in public is banned in parks
- Governing section
- Fayette County Code § 18-21
- Scope
- County parks and recreation facilities only
- Enforcement
- Citation, warning, or order to leave (§ 18-4)
- Repeat-entry ban
- 24 hours after removal for a violation
Summary
Urinating or defecating in public is expressly listed as unlawful conduct in Fayette County parks and recreation facilities under Code of Fayette County, Georgia Sec. 18-21, part of a broader ban on violent, lewd, profane or otherwise disorderly conduct that disrupts other park visitors. The rule applies to county parks in the unincorporated area; it isn't a stand-alone, county-wide public indecency ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any violent, abusive, lewd, profane, vulgar, wanton, obscene or otherwise disorderly speech or conduct that is or may be detrimental to the enjoyment of the park by the general public, or that could cause injury to other persons while in a park, which conduct may include, but is not limited to, loitering, fighting, throwing or breaking articles, indecent exposure, inappropriate sexual acts, urinating or defecating in public, or public drunkenness. No person shall upon or in connection with a park by act or speech willfully or unreasonably hinder, interrupt or interfere with any duly permitted activity or unreasonably or willfully intrude on any areas or into the structures designated for the use of a certain person or persons to the exclusion of others by written permit of the department.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 18-21, titled 'Improper personal conduct,' makes it unlawful in a Fayette County park to engage in any violent, abusive, lewd, profane, vulgar, wanton, obscene or otherwise disorderly speech or conduct that is or may be detrimental to the public's enjoyment of the park, or that could injure other people while in the park. ' The same section separately bars willfully or unreasonably hindering, interrupting or interfering by act or speech with a duly permitted park activity, or intruding into an area or structure reserved by written permit to someone else.
Because this provision sits in Chapter 18, it governs conduct in county-owned parks and recreation facilities in unincorporated Fayette County rather than public streets or private property generally; the code file reviewed for this entry does not contain a separate, general public urination ordinance covering areas outside the parks system. Enforcement runs through the same Chapter 18 machinery as every other park offense: Sec. 18-4 lets a law enforcement officer issue a citation, give a warning, or simply order the person to leave, and Sec. 18-3 makes any violation of the chapter a county ordinance violation punishable under the Code.
Violations & Fines
Urinating or defecating in public inside a Fayette County park is a violation of Sec. 18-21's disorderly-conduct ban and is punishable as a county ordinance violation under Sec. 18-3. An officer can issue a citation or warning, or order the person to leave the park immediately under Sec. 18-4, and anyone removed for the violation cannot return to that park for 24 hours under Sec. 18-3(c). The department and law enforcement can also bar or suspend a repeat offender from all county parks at their combined discretion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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