Public Conduct in Idaho (2026)

Boise doesn't ban panhandling itself, but Boise City Code section 5-2-5 makes it a misdemeanor to solicit money in an…

Caldwell criminalizes accosting people for money in public. City Code section 08-01-27(1)(F) makes it disorderly…

Idaho Falls makes it an offense to solicit money aggressively, through threats, blocking someone's path, or persistent…

Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to accost anyone in a public place for the purpose of…

Idaho Falls makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in public view, a straightforward public-view standard…

Ada County makes it a misdemeanor to excrete human waste, defined to include both defecation and urination, anywhere on…

Boise makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere except a toilet, whether on the ground, into a body of water…

Caldwell's disorderly conduct code makes it a misdemeanor to excrete human waste, including urine or feces, on the…

Meridian makes it an infraction to urinate or defecate on the ground anywhere within city limits, with a flat $100 fine…

Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on the ground, in water, or on any…

Ada County bars riding a skateboard, roller skates, scooter, in-line skates, or bicycle on sidewalks, curbing, benches…

Boise bans skateboards, inline skates and similar wheeled devices outright in a downtown Dismount Zone and requires…

Kootenai County bans skateboards, roller skates and rollerblades on any beach, boat ramp, trail, dock or dock area at a…

Nampa bans skateboarding in specific mapped public areas, city hall and civic center, the downtown core, the recreation…

Meridian bans skateboards, scooters, and bikes on ornamental surfaces, picnic tables, benches, tennis courts…

Meridian makes it a misdemeanor to host a party that disrupts the peace or lets a minor drink, and can order the host…

Ada County bars loitering on the grounds of its Public Safety Complex on Barrister Drive unless the person is there…

Boise's disorderly conduct law makes it a misdemeanor to occupy or sleep in a private building without the owner's…

Caldwell's disorderly conduct ordinance bans loitering on any street, alley or public way while acting in a lewd…

Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance bans loitering on streets, alleys or public ways without permission or a…

Ada County prohibits lighting, using, inhaling, or consuming any tobacco product or electronic cigarette anywhere on…

Meridian prohibits lighting, using, or consuming any tobacco product or electronic smoking device in city parks, though…

Boise bans smoking within 20 feet of bus stops, school and city building entrances, sidewalk cafes, and restaurant…

Caldwell bans smoking at the outdoor sports and event venues collectively known as the "Caldwell Events Center." City…

In Boise, a pedestrian who crosses a street anywhere other than a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an…

Bonneville County makes it unlawful to possess alcoholic liquor or beer at the County Fairgrounds, a rule captioned to…

Boise bans drinking or carrying an open alcohol container in any public place, from sidewalks to parked cars.

Caldwell City Code bars carrying an open container of alcohol or drinking it on any street, public parking lot, in a…

Possessing any alcoholic beverage in an Idaho Falls public park, recreation area, or adjacent parking lot is a…

Kootenai County bans alcoholic beverages outright at two lakefront facilities: Hauser Park and the BLM Mica Bay…

Adults 21 and older can carry beer and wine in most Ada County parks and waterways property, but the county blocks…

Meridian bans consuming or carrying an open container of any alcoholic beverage on public property or property open to…

Nampa prohibits drinking or carrying an open container of beer, wine, or liquor in parks, streets, and other public…