Camden County, NJ Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- $100 (Schedule item 4-20(C))
- Max jail exposure
- Up to 90 days
- Exception
- None besides provided restroom facilities
- Enforced by
- Park staff and local police, Art. 6
Summary
Camden County parks flatly ban urinating or defecating anywhere except in provided restroom facilities. The Schedule of Fines charges $100 per offense, enforced by county park staff and local police under the Board of County Commissioners' penalty authority.
No person shall urinate or defecate except in facilities provided for such use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Article 4, Section 19 of the Camden County Park Regulations is a one-sentence, no-exception rule: no person shall urinate or defecate except in facilities provided for such use. It applies across the entire Camden County Park System, the same territorial scope set out in Article 2 for every other Article 4 prohibited-use rule, from Cooper River Park to the county's smaller neighborhood and waterfront parks. Because the rule names 'facilities provided for such use,' compliance depends on a park actually having a restroom open at the time, and the Regulations elsewhere require the county to post hours and conditions for park amenities under the Director's authority.
A. 40A:14-152 peace-officer powers referenced there. A. 40:24-3. Unlike the tobacco rule in Section 17, Section 19 carries no warning-first provision, so a first violation is charged at the full Schedule amount.
Violations & Fines
The Schedule of Fines lists item 4-20(C), urinating or defecating in a public area, at $100 per offense. A municipal court judge can also impose imprisonment of up to 90 days, or both the fine and jail time, under N.J.S.A. 40:24-3, and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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