Victorville, CA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Urinating or defecating in public view
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 13.02.155
- Charge level
- Misdemeanor or infraction, officer's discretion
- Alternate enforcement
- Administrative citation under § 13.02.180
- Exception
- Proper restroom receptacle in enclosed structure
- Adopted
- Ordinance 1746, 1995
Summary
Victorville Municipal Code Section 13.02.155 makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in any public park, street, alley, highway, meeting, assembly, or other public place, or in view of one. Police and code enforcement can cite violators criminally or through an administrative fine; only using a proper toilet inside an enclosed restroom is exempt.
Any person who, in any public park, street, alley, highway, public meeting, assembly, or other public place, or in the immediate neighborhood thereof and in view from the same places, urinates or defecates, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that this section shall not be applicable to the act of urinating or defecating in a proper receptacle in a restroom or bathroom in any enclosed structure.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
155 of the Victorville Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance 1746 in 1995, declares that any person who urinates or defecates in a public park, street, alley, highway, public meeting, assembly, or other public place, or in the immediate neighborhood in view of those places, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The law carves out one narrow exception: relieving yourself in a proper receptacle inside a restroom or bathroom within an enclosed structure is not a violation. 02, the city's public nuisance chapter, so a citation for public urination or defecation also triggers the chapter's broader nuisance-abatement tools.
170, the citing police officer and the City Attorney each have independent discretion to charge a violation as either a misdemeanor or a lesser infraction, giving enforcement flexibility for a first-time offense versus a repeat one. 05 of the code. 190 treats every day a violation is committed or allowed to continue as a separate offense, a person who repeats the conduct can face cumulative citations. 200 confirms the remedies in the chapter are not exclusive, so the city can pursue civil nuisance abatement in addition to a criminal or administrative citation for the same incident.
Violations & Fines
A first offense is typically charged as an infraction at the discretion of the citing officer or City Attorney under Section 13.02.170, while repeat or aggravated conduct can be charged as a full misdemeanor. The city may also skip criminal court and issue an administrative citation and fine under Section 13.02.180. Each day the conduct recurs counts as a separate violation under Section 13.02.190, and the city can pursue civil nuisance remedies at the same time under Section 13.02.200.
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