Norman, OK Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

NCC 24-310, Outraging Public Decency, is Norman's catch-all indecency statute and is the section that actually reaches public urination and defecation, not NCC 24-306 (Nudity, Indecent Exposure), which is limited to appearing nude or exposing sexual organs in or visible from a public place. NCC 24-310 bars any act, in a public place or in a place visible from a public place, that openly outrages public decency, and the ordinance text specifically lists urinating or defecating among the conduct it reaches. The ordinance carries its own built-in exception: it is not unlawful to urinate or defecate in a public place designed for that purpose, meaning a public restroom or similar facility does not trigger a violation.

The section traces to Code 1976 § 15-411 and was last amended by Ordinance O-9596-34. Because outraging public decency is one of the chapter 24 violations that can help trigger a nuisance-party declaration when it occurs at a gathering, along with narcotics, nudity, and open-container offenses, repeated public urination at a house party near Campus Corner or OU can factor into a nuisance party citation against the host under NCC 24-406, independent of any citation issued to the individual who urinated in public.