St. Charles County, MO Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

160 of the St. Charles County Code, adopted by Ord. No. " Subsection (A) defines "public place" expansively to include streets, sidewalks, parks, beaches, boats, business establishments open or membership-limited, restaurants, night clubs and similar venues, while carving out private residences and enclosed restrooms, showers, locker rooms and doctors' offices where nudity is customarily expected. A private residence loses that exemption if the person knows their conduct is observable by someone outside the home. The same Section separately bars appearing nude in public and touching another's buttock, anus, vulva, breasts or genitals in public, all under the same Class A misdemeanor classification.

160 while on County park property, so the rule reaches both street-level unincorporated areas and the County's park system under one standard. 160 is assigned to the County Prosecuting Attorney rather than a code-enforcement office, reflecting its criminal, not civil, character. A narrow carve-out in Subsection (D) protects nudity performed in a bona fide theatrical production staged in a fine arts theatre, provided it is not otherwise obscene under Chapter 573, RSMo.