Orlando, FL Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 43.60
- Rule
- Urinating/defecating banned outside designated facilities
- Exceptions
- None written into the section
- Related rule
- §43.64 bars sleeping/bathing in City restrooms
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine / 60 days jail (§1.08)
- Enforcement
- Direct citation by Orlando Police
Summary
Orlando makes it a criminal offense to urinate or defecate anywhere in public other than a place specifically set aside and designated for that purpose, under City Code § 43.60. The ordinance carries no exceptions for medical need or lack of restroom access: any public urination or defecation outside a designated facility violates the code and can draw a citation from Orlando Police.
It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in a public place other than one set aside and designated for that particular purpose.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 92).
Full Breakdown
60 is a single-sentence prohibition: it is unlawful to urinate or defecate in a public place other than one set aside and designated for that particular purpose. The section carries no built-in exceptions, so relief anywhere outdoors, in an alley, on a sidewalk, in a park, or on other public property that is not a designated restroom, violates the ordinance regardless of circumstance. 64 separately makes it unlawful to sleep, bathe, shower, cook, launder clothing, or light a cooking fire inside a City-owned restroom, so a designated restroom may be used only for its intended purpose and not as a substitute campsite.
08 makes any 'violation of this Code', defined to include doing an act declared unlawful by the Code, punishable by up to a $500 fine, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with continuing violations chargeable as separate daily offenses. 60 violations directly in the field, most commonly in downtown entertainment areas, parks, and along commercial corridors where public restrooms are limited or closed after hours.
Violations & Fines
A § 43.60 violation is prosecuted under the City Code's general penalty, § 1.08(3): a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with no separate civil-citation track written into this section. Officers issue the citation directly for using an undesignated public space instead of an available restroom or facility.
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