Miami Code Sec. 37 prohibits urinating, defecating, or discharging bodily fluids in any public place. Violations are misdemeanors with fines and possible jail. Florida Statute Sec. 800.03 (exposure of sexual organs) can apply if exposure is lewd.
Miami Code Chapter 37 (Offenses-Miscellaneous) makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in public — on streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, beaches, transit stations, or any place visible from a public way — except in a designated bathroom or portable facility. The ordinance applies to events (Calle Ocho, Ultra Music Festival, Miami Marathon) where police often issue a wave of citations. Florida Statute Sec. 800.03 separately criminalizes lewd exposure of sexual organs as a first-degree misdemeanor and can stack on top of the city charge if exposure is intentional. The ordinance does not require sex-offender registration for routine public-urination cases, but lewd-exposure prosecutions can.
First offenses are a 50 to 500 dollar fine and may be charged as a second-degree misdemeanor (60 days jail). Lewd-exposure under FL Sec. 800.03 is a first-degree misdemeanor (1 year jail) with possible sex-offender consequences.
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