Greeley, CO Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 14-150
- Covers
- streets, alleys, sidewalks, public view
- Defecation-specific rule
- none found in Title 14
- Chapter
- Ch. 5, Offenses Against Public Decency
Summary
Urinating in any Greeley street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, or on private property in public view, is a Code violation under § 14-150; the Code has no separate provision addressing public defecation.
Any person who urinates in any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place or on private property within the public view commits a violation of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 14-150 makes it a violation to urinate "in any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place or on private property within the public view." The offense sits in Chapter 5, Offenses Against Public Decency, alongside indecent exposure and public indecency. The Code contains no separate section addressing public defecation. Title 14 has nothing on the subject, so such conduct would have to be charged, if at all, under the general public indecency or disorderly conduct sections rather than a defecation-specific rule.
Violations & Fines
A public urination violation is prosecuted in Greeley Municipal Court as a misdemeanor infraction, punishable under the general penalty provisions of Chapter 9, Title 1 of the Code.
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