Neenah, WI Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Neenah Municipal Code § 11-95
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 1333, July 19 2006
- Covers
- streets, parks, private property in view
- Also bans
- indecent exposure
Summary
Neenah makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate outside a sanitary facility on any sidewalk, street, park or other public area, or on private property in open public view, under City Code § 11-95.
It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate outside of designed sanitary facilities, upon any sidewalk, street, alley, public parking lot, park, playground, cemetery or other public area within the City, or upon any private property in open view of the public, or in the halls, stairways or elevators of public or commercial buildings, or to indecently expose his person.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Neenah Municipal Code § 11-95 prohibits defecating or urinating outside designated sanitary facilities on any sidewalk, street, alley, public parking lot, park, playground, cemetery or other public area in the City, on private property when in open view of the public, or in the halls, stairways or elevators of public or commercial buildings; the same section also bars indecent exposure. It was adopted by Ord. No. 1333, § 1, on July 19, 2006, and hasn't been amended since. There's no carve-out for emergencies in the text, so anyone caught outside a restroom in a covered location is exposed to the general Code penalty.
Violations & Fines
General Code violation under § 1-20: forfeiture of $10.00-$500.00 for a first offense, $25.00-$1,000.00 for repeat violations, plus prosecution costs.
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