Nampa, ID Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Nampa City Code § 6-1-1(C)(9)
- Scope
- Anywhere within city limits
- Penalty class
- Misdemeanor
- Enforcing agency
- Nampa Police Department
- Exception
- Use of toilet facilities
Summary
Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on the ground, in water, or on any surface within city limits unless using a toilet facility.
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engage in the following disorderly conduct within the city limits of Nampa: ... 9. Excretes human waste, including urine or feces, upon the ground, into a body of water, or upon anything attached or setting upon said surfaces within the city, except for toilet facilities used as receptacles for human waste; or ...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Nampa City Code § 6-1-1 lists prohibited disorderly conduct citywide, including excreting human waste, urine or feces, onto the ground, into a body of water, or onto anything attached to or sitting on those surfaces, except when using toilet facilities meant to receive human waste. The Nampa Police Department enforces the section; a violation is charged as a misdemeanor under the code's general penalty provision, and the city may also pursue nuisance abatement for persistent violations.
Violations & Fines
Misdemeanor under § 6-1-1(E), general penalty per § 1-1-7; city may separately pursue nuisance abatement for repeat conduct.
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