Salt Lake City, UT Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 11.16.100
- Penalty class
- Class B misdemeanor
- Max fine
- $1,000
- Max jail
- 6 months
Summary
Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any place open to public view, alongside other disorderly public conduct.
It is unlawful for any person, while in a place open to public view, to wilfully: A. Urinate or stool; B. Engage in sexual conduct, alone or with another person or an animal; C. Make an intentional exposure of his or her genitals, pubic area, buttocks or any portion of the areola and/or nipple of the female breast...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 11.16.100 bars willfully urinating or stooling while in a place open to public view, grouped with public sexual conduct and intentional exposure. No permit or citation-only carve-out is written into the section, so a violation defaults to the general penalty clause in § 1.12.050: a class B misdemeanor, since the disorderly conduct chapter does not specify a lesser class.
Violations & Fines
Class B misdemeanor: fine up to $1,000, up to 6 months jail, or both.
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