Howell, NJ Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

Section 220-7 of the Howell Township Code is a single sentence: it is unlawful for any person to urinate on any street, avenue or road, alleyway, driveway or any other public or private property except in public or private rest rooms. The list of places reaches beyond public ground, so private property is covered the same as a street or alleyway, and the only carve-out is a rest room, public or private. The section is silent on defecation; it names urination only.

Section 220-7 sits in Chapter 220, Peace and Good Order, adopted by Ord. No. O-94-20 as § 3-29 of the 1974 Code. Neighboring sections in the same chapter prohibit disorderly conduct on a street or other public place (§ 220-3), changing or undressing in an automobile on public streets or places (§ 220-4), and loud and offensive or indecent language in public places (§ 220-1). Separately, § 211-1 declares it a nuisance to place excremental matter in or on the banks of any stream, river, lake, pond, bay, thoroughfare or other body of water in the Township.

The penalty is in § 220-14, amended 8-17-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-28: a person, firm or corporation convicted of violating a provision of Chapter 220 by any court of competent jurisdiction faces a minimum fine of $200 and a maximum fine of $1,500.