Overland Park, KS Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- OPMC § 11.24.035
- Covered locations
- Streets, sidewalks, parks, private lots
- Restroom exception
- Sanitary fixtures exempted
- Max fine
- $500 (Class C default)
- Max jail
- 1 month
- Enacted
- Ord. POC-1225, 1983
Summary
Overland Park makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, sidewalk, alley, park, public building, private parking lot, or anywhere else open to public view. Municipal Code Section 11.24.035 exempts only proper use of a restroom or sanitary facility. Violators face fines and possible jail time.
No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, park, public building, public property, private parking lot, or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view. This section shall not apply to urination or defecation utilizing appropriate fixtures in any restroom or other facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.
Full Breakdown
24 (Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency), flatly bars urinating or defecating in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, park, public building, public property, or private parking lot, or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view. The only carve-out is for use of appropriate restroom fixtures or another facility built for sanitary disposal of human waste. The ordinance dates to Ord. POC-1225 (1983) and has not been amended since. 260: an unclassified violation is punished the same as a Class C violation.
Overland Park Municipal Court enforcement typically follows a citation issued by a police officer who observes the act or responds to a complaint from a business, park patron, or neighboring resident; the private-parking-lot language means the rule reaches shopping center lots and other commercial property open to the public, not just city streets and parks. 200), underscoring that the city treats public urination and defecation as a decency offense rather than a mere sanitation nuisance.
Violations & Fines
A violation is an unclassified public offense, so Section 11.04.260 caps the penalty at the Class C violation range: up to one month of confinement in the city or county jail, a fine of up to $500, or both. The court may substitute or add a fine in lieu of jail time under 11.04.260(C), and repeat offenses are charged and sentenced the same way absent a separate ordinance escalation.
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