Frisco, TX Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

City Code § 54-192 states plainly that a person commits an offense if they urinate and/or defecate on public property, in a public place, or in public view. Section 54-191 defines "public place" expansively: streets, alleys, highways, common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, shops, yards, parks, sporting facility plazas, and structures all qualify, so the ban follows a person well beyond a downtown sidewalk into shared spaces of private developments. A "restroom" is defined as any location with toilets or urinals for urinating or defecating, and § 54-193 builds the only defense directly around that definition: it is a defense to prosecution if the person was in a restroom when the act occurred.

There is no carve-out for public intoxication, medical necessity, or being unable to reach a facility in time; the ordinance is strict-liability once the elements of location and act are met. The article was enacted by Ordinance 08-07-66 on July 15, 2008, and the Frisco Police Department is the enforcing agency, typically citing the offense when responding to complaints near bars, event venues, parks, and retail corridors. Because the definition sweeps in parking lots and building common areas open to the public, businesses cannot rely on the ordinance stopping at the property line; anywhere the public has access or view counts.