Midwest City, OK Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- No urinating in undesignated public places
- Citation
- City Code § 28-28
- Max fine
- $750
- Max jail
- 60 days
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 3387, 2019
Summary
Midwest City bans urinating in any public place not designated or intended for that purpose, a citywide misdemeanor enforced under the city's offenses-against-morals chapter.
No person shall urinate in any public place not designated or intended for such purpose. ..."public place" shall mean a place to which the general public has a right to resort; not necessarily a place devoted solely to the uses of the public, but a place which is in point of fact public rather than private, a place visited by many persons and usually accessible to the neighboring public.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 28-28 makes it unlawful to urinate in any public place not designated or intended for that purpose, defining "public place" broadly to cover any location the general public actually visits or passes through, not just spaces formally set aside for public use. The ban applies citywide, including streets, parks and parking lots. It was adopted by Ord. No. 3387 in 2019 and sits in Article II, Offenses Against Morals, alongside the city's public-intoxication and indecent-exposure rules.
Violations & Fines
Misdemeanor under § 28-31: fine up to $750, imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, plus costs.
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