Hollywood, FL Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 133.31
- Adopted
- Ord. O-96-09, passed 4-17-96
- Restroom exception
- Designed sanitary fixtures exempt
- Penalty section
- Routes to § 10.99
- Maximum penalty
- $500 fine or 60 days jail
Summary
Hollywood Code § 133.31 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, sidewalk, alley, park, beach, public building, or publicly maintained facility, or anywhere else open or exposed to public view, with a carve-out for restroom fixtures.
It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or defacate in or upon any street, sidewalk, alleyway, park, beach, public building, publicly maintained facility or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view. This section shall not apply or restrict urination or defacation in any restroom fixture specifically designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste located within any restroom. Violations of this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.
Full Breakdown
31, titled "Sanitary Nuisance Prohibiting Urinating/Defecating in Public," is a single-paragraph strict prohibition: it is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in or upon any street, sidewalk, alleyway, park, beach, public building, publicly maintained facility, or any other place open to the public or exposed to public view. The section carves out one exception: it does not apply to or restrict urination or defecation in a restroom fixture specifically designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste located within a restroom, so ordinary indoor bathroom use is unaffected regardless of whether the building is public or private.
The ordinance was adopted in 1996 (Ord. O-96-09, passed 4-17-96) as a freestanding sanitary-nuisance provision within the offenses-against-public-peace chapter, distinct from the lodging and loitering provisions that sit nearby in the same chapter. 99 clause.
Violations & Fines
The section states directly that violations "shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99," the code's general penalty section: a fine not to exceed $500, imprisonment for up to 60 days, or both, since no separate fine amount is set specifically for this offense.
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