King County, WA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

It is unlawful for any person over twelve years old to intentionally urinate or defecate in a public place in the unincorporated portions of the county outside of the county's urban growth boundaries.

B. For the purposes of this section, "public place" means an area generally visible to public view and includes, but is not limited to, streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, bike trails, driveways, parking lots, automobiles whether moving or not, vacant land and buildings open to the general public, including but not limited to those that serve food or drink or provide entertainment, and the doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them, and all other places of like or similar nature to which the general public has unrestricted right of access, and which are generally used by the public. However, "public place" does not include a washroom, toilet room, golf course, in a navigable waterway or on a person's own private property. Further, public urination on transit property shall continue to be punishable pursuant to RCW 9.91.025 and K.C.C. 28.96.010. (Ord. 17674 § 3, 2013).