Meridian, ID Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- $100 flat
- Offense class
- Infraction
- Scope
- Citywide, all public/private ground
- Adopted
- Ord. 883 (2000), amended 2015
Summary
Meridian makes it an infraction to urinate or defecate on the ground anywhere within city limits, with a flat $100 fine per violation.
To promote and protect the public health of the inhabitants of the City of Meridian it shall be an infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for any person to excrete human waste upon the ground within the corporate city limits.B.For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: Excretion means the discharge of human waste from the body, including the acts of defecation and urination.
Ground means the surface of the earth and anything attached to or setting upon said surface except toilet facilities used as receptacles for human waste.
Human waste means human feces or human urine.
(Ord. 883, 9-5-2000; Ord. 15-1647, 6-23-2015)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
City code bars excreting human waste, defined to include both defecation and urination, onto the ground anywhere inside Meridian's corporate limits. "Ground" covers the earth's surface and anything attached to it, excluding toilet facilities. The rule applies citywide, not just downtown or parks, and is enforced as a straight infraction rather than a misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Infraction; fixed fine of $100 per violation, plus applicable court costs.
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