Public Conduct in Oregon (2026)

Medford makes "abusive solicitation" a misdemeanor under City Code 5.258, covering continuing a request after refusal…

BC 5.35.015 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere open to the public or in public view in Bend, except in a…

Gresham makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in view of a public place, including in view of a residential…

Beaverton Code bars defecating or urinating outside a restroom on City Park, library, and Round plaza grounds: one of…

Clackamas County bans urinating or defecating in public anywhere in a county park area that has restroom facilities…

Eugene makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in, or within view of, a public place except in a lavatory, under EC…

Medford bans urinating or defecating in public view or in any public place other than a restroom. The offense is…

Portland bans urinating or defecating anywhere in a city park except inside a public restroom fixture or a facility…

Salem makes it unlawful to intentionally or recklessly urinate or defecate anywhere in public except a restroom or…

Beaverton bans rollerskates and skateboards on business-district sidewalks and on any street, except at authorized…

In the City of Bend, roller-skates, skateboards, scooters and similar wheeled devices cannot be used on sidewalks…

Portland bans skateboards, in-line skates, and scooters on sidewalks within the downtown core bounded by SW Jefferson…

Salem bans skateboarding outright in a defined downtown zone bounded by Union, Trade, Cottage, and Front streets, plus…

Eugene bans skateboarding on sidewalks in the core downtown blocks, inside multi-level parking garages, within ten feet…

Hillsboro allows skateboards on most sidewalks, but the Municipal Code bans them on sidewalks inside the downtown core…

Medford bans riding a skateboard, scooter or bicycle on sidewalks within a defined downtown zone bounded by Bear Creek…

Eugene's EC 4.672 makes it unlawful to organize or host an 'unruly gathering,' a party with alcohol where two or more…

Lane County holds hosts liable when a gathering they run lets an underage person drink or use drugs. A first offense in…

Washington County doesn't have a stand-alone 'loud party' ordinance, but its Chronic Nuisance Property law, WCC §…

Lane County bans loitering or wandering without a lawful purpose in or upon any County-owned building or premises under…

Portland bans intentionally blocking sidewalk passage or property entrances anywhere in the city, and layers on…

Salem does not have a general adult loitering ban; its loitering rule is narrow, barring anyone under 18 from going…

Bend Code 5.35.025 prohibits smoking and tobacco use, a term the code defines to include cannabis, throughout all…

Gresham bans smoking or using tobacco in any form in city parks, trails, and open spaces, covering cigarettes…

Smoking, vaping and tobacco use are banned on all Hillsboro public lands and facilities, at City-sponsored events, and…

Lane County bans smoking and tobacco use at any time on all outdoor property it owns or occupies, including parks…

Medford designates every Parks and Recreation Department property, including surrounding pedestrian rights-of-way, as…

Portland City Code bans lighting, smoking, or vaping in any city park, with limited exceptions for designated employee…

Salem prohibits smoking on all city-owned designated park property, including Geer Park, under Salem Revised Code…

Benton County bars smoking within 10 feet of the doors, windows, vents, service lines and accessibility ramps of any…

Clackamas County Code 6.04.030 bans smoking, vaping and other tobacco use inside every county-owned or leased facility…

Eugene bans smoking within 10 feet of any entrance to a smoke-free building, on the exterior of city-owned youth…

Multnomah County requires hospitals to ban smoking within 20 feet of building entrances, exits, air intake vents and…

In Beaverton, Oregon, a pedestrian who crosses a roadway outside a marked crosswalk when a marked crosswalk sits within…

Portland bars crossing a street outside a marked crosswalk whenever one sits within 150 feet, and requires pedestrians…

Eugene requires a pedestrian crossing a street outside a crosswalk to cross at a right angle, straight across rather…

Eugene makes it unlawful to use marijuana items in any public place under EC 4.241, adopted the same week Oregon's…

Medford makes it unlawful to use marijuana items, including flower, edibles, and extracts, in any public place such as…

Gresham prohibits drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol in any public place unless the location is licensed…

Beaverton bans drinking alcohol or holding an open container in any public place unless authorized by council…

In the City of Bend, drinking or holding an open container of alcohol in any public place, or any premises open to the…

Clackamas County bans possessing alcoholic beverages in the general day-use areas of its parks unless you hold a permit…

Drinking, selling or carrying an opened alcohol container on any Hillsboro public land or public facility is banned…

Medford makes it a violation to drink alcohol on any street, sidewalk, park, or other publicly owned facility…

Portland bans consuming alcoholic liquor or possessing an open container on any public property, street, sidewalk, or…

Eugene bans drinking alcohol or carrying an open container in any public place or on private property open to the…

Salem makes it unlawful to drink alcoholic liquor on any public street, alley, or public way unless the premises hold a…