Public Conduct in Kansas (2026)

The City of Lawrence bans aggressive panhandling: touching a person without consent, blocking someone's path or an…

Topeka bans pedestrians from approaching stopped cars, lingering on medians, or misusing crosswalk signals to solicit…

Sec. 22-127 of the Unified Government Code makes aggressive panhandling a crime across Kansas City, Kansas and…

Wichita's aggressive-solicitation law, Chapter 5.50 of the Municipal Code, makes it a misdemeanor to touch, block…

In the City of Lawrence, urinating or defecating on any street, sidewalk, alley, park, public building, public…

Olathe flatly bans urinating or defecating on any street, alley, public property, or private property in open view…

Urinating or defecating anywhere in public view in Wichita, on a street, alley, public building or private property not…

Overland Park makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, sidewalk, alley, park, public building, private…

Sedgwick County bans urinating or defecating in public view at any county park, lake or recreational area under Code…

Topeka bars urinating, defecating or expectorating on any public street, alley, sidewalk or public-building floor, and…

Anyone within Kansas City, Kansas city limits who urinates or defecates on a street, sidewalk, alley, public building…

Skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, and non-mobility-device scooters are banned outright on JCPRD Facility…

In the City of Lawrence, riding a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades or similar device is unlawful on the…

Topeka makes it unlawful to skateboard, bike, roller-skate or ride an electric-assisted scooter on the Kansas Avenue…

Wichita bans skateboarding on public streets and highways citywide, in a defined downtown business district, and in all…

Skateboards, roller skates and coasters are banned from every county and city roadway except at marked crosswalks and…

Olathe bans skateboards, roller skates, and coasters from sidewalks and parking lots in a defined downtown zone bounded…

Overland Park Municipal Code 12.04.136 bans skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and similar devices from the…

Skateboards, roller blades, roller skates, and bicycles are banned from Shawnee County's park tennis and sand…

Olathe holds the owner or person in control of a property criminally liable for keeping a disorderly premises, meaning…

Overland Park holds the owner or person in control of a residence liable if a social gathering of five or more people…

Sec. 22-128(a)(4) bans gathering in any party or crowd whose noise disturbs a residential area's peace, and lets a…

In the City of Lawrence, being part of a party or gathering loud enough to disturb the peace, quiet or repose of nearby…

Wichita police can order a noisy party to disperse on the spot, and hosts who don't help stop it face the same noise…

Olathe bars anyone under 18 from loitering on streets, sidewalks, parking lots or yards between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m…

Wichita bans loitering that blocks streets, sidewalks or building entrances, but an officer must first order you to…

Johnson County has no general anti-loitering law for its streets, parks, or public places. The only loitering ban in…

Overland Park does not ban loitering outright, but Section 11.28.070 makes it illegal to obstruct or block a public…

Topeka bans two separate acts under one section: lurking or hiding on someone else's property with intent to commit a…

Wyandotte County makes it unlawful to loiter, loaf, wander, or stand idle in a public place, alone or with others, in a…

Smoking is banned on all county-owned property, indoors and outdoors, under Sec. 23-4, with fines that climb from $100…

Johnson County's smoking law reaches outdoors too: Sec. 38-1(d)(2)(s) bars smoking within ten feet of any public…

In the City of Lawrence, smoking is illegal not just inside enclosed public places and workplaces but also in any…

Olathe bans smoking within 10 feet of any building doorway, window, or air intake, Municipal Code § 6.20.030(E), even…

Smoking or vaping is banned inside every county-owned, county-occupied or leased building in Sedgwick County and within…

Topeka bans smoking in every enclosed public place, but the ban stops where the roof does. Patios, outdoor dining areas…

Wichita bans smoking inside every City-designated dog park and within ten feet of its perimeter under Sec…

Olathe pedestrians who cross outside a marked or intersection crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and between…

Wichita requires pedestrians to use crosswalks between signalized intersections and in the congested downtown area…

Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas pedestrians who cross a street outside a marked or unmarked intersection crosswalk…

In the City of Lawrence, it's unlawful to possess or use marijuana and THC anywhere under City Code § 14-902, mirroring…

Marijuana remains fully illegal to possess, control or use anywhere in Kansas City, Kansas and unincorporated Wyandotte…

Wichita police cite rather than arrest adults 21+ caught with 32 grams or less of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia…

In the City of Lawrence, drinking or carrying an open container of alcoholic liquor on public streets, alleys…

Drinking alcohol on the Johnson County Square is banned outright unless the board of county commissioners specifically…

Overland Park bans selling, serving, drinking, or possessing an open container of intoxicating liquor on any public…

Topeka bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, park or parking lot in…

Wichita bans consuming or possessing an open container of alcohol on public streets, alleys, roads, sidewalks or…

Drinking or possessing an open container of alcohol on Wyandotte County streets, sidewalks, parks or other public…

Olathe bans possessing or drinking from an open container of alcohol or cereal malt beverage on public streets, alleys…

Alcohol on Shawnee County property must stay in its original, sealed container. Sec. 4-58 makes it unlawful to possess…