Lodi, CA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

020. The urination and defecation section is broad in where it applies: streets, alleys, plazas, parks, public buildings, publicly maintained facilities, and public land are all named, and the section adds a catch-all covering any place open to the public or exposed to public view, so the ban reaches private property visible from a sidewalk or street as well as land the city owns outright. The only carve-out written into the section is for using a public bathroom, meaning a person relieving themselves inside an actual public restroom is not in violation even though the restroom itself is public property.

08 controls. 010, violating any provision of the Lodi Municipal Code is a misdemeanor unless the ordinance makes it an infraction or the prosecuting attorney elects to charge it as one; a misdemeanor conviction carries a fine of up to one thousand dollars, up to six months in jail, or both, and each day the conduct is committed or continued counts as a separate offense. 030 violation observed in any of the named public locations.