Plano, TX Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

Section 14-11 of the Plano Code of Ordinances, adopted by Ordinance No. ' The section is short by design, it sits in Chapter 14, Offenses-Miscellaneous, alongside other public-order rules like the roller-skate restrictions in Sec. 14-7 and the graffiti offense in Sec. 14-15. The ordinance builds in one explicit defense: 'It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person was in a restroom,' so anyone actually using a restroom facility cannot be charged even if that restroom sits on public property. Because the offense reaches conduct that is 'in public view' as well as conduct literally on public property, it also covers a person relieving themselves on private property if the act is visible to others outside that property, a business parking lot or a front yard facing a sidewalk, for example.

No specific fine is written into Sec. 14-11 itself, so the general penalty in Sec. 1-4(b) of the Code applies, capping the fine at $500 for each offense. As with most Chapter 14 offenses, Plano police issue citations and each incident is charged separately; there is no escalating repeat-offender fine schedule written into this section, unlike the weeds ordinance a few sections earlier in the same chapter.