Sterling Heights, MI Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

No person shall urinate or defecate in a public place except with regards to a public restroom in toilets designated for such purposes.

(C)   A person shall not for payment or promise of payment knowingly or intentionally display in a public place either of the following:

(1)   Any individual’s genitals or anus with less than a fully opaque covering; or

(2)   A female individual’s breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the nipple and the areola.

(D)   Exceptions. The preceding subsection (C) of this section shall not prohibit:

(1)   A woman’s breast-feeding of a baby whether or not the nipple or areola is exposed during or incidental to the feeding;

(2)   Material, as such term is defined in Public Act 343 of 1984, § 2, as amended, being M.C.L. § 752.362;

(3)   Sexually explicit visual material, as defined in Public Act 33 of 1978, § 3, as amended, being M.C.L. § 722.673. (1978 Code, § 25-33; Ord. No. 179-G, § 1, 2-17-86; Ord. No. 179-J, 11-15-94; Ord. No. 350, § 24, 10-17-00; Ord. No. 364, § 6, 8-20-02) Cross reference: Obscenity generally, see Ch. 34 Statutory reference: Indecent exposure, see M.S.A. § 28.567(1); M.C.L. § 750.335a DNA sample, see M.C.L. § 750.520m