Public Conduct in Pennsylvania (2026)

Bucks County bans peddling, business solicitation and charity fundraising anywhere in the county Park System unless the…

Erie's panhandling ordinance doesn't ban solicitation outright, but it bars panhandling that blocks traffic or crosses…

Franklin Township's park rules flatly ban begging or soliciting anywhere on township park property. Section 16-103.F…

Pittsburgh bans aggressive panhandling outright, defining it as intimidating approaches, following, unwanted touching…

Reading bans panhandling within 25 feet of outdoor cafes, 20 feet of ATMs and public toilets, on private property…

Allentown bans panhandling after sunset or before sunrise, at bus and train stops, on private property without…

Philadelphia Code § 10-611(4) bans aggressive sidewalk solicitation, blocking, touching, yelling, or intimidating…

Pottstown has no ordinance targeting 'aggressive' panhandling specifically; instead, Borough Code § 301 folds begging…

Pittsburgh bans urinating or defecating in public places or on private property without consent, unless it's in an…

Bucks County's Park System Rules flatly ban relieving yourself anywhere in county parks except in a restroom or other…

Delaware County bars urinating or defecating anywhere in a county park except in the restroom facilities the county…

Philadelphia Code § 10-609 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any public right-of-way, transit platform or…

Scranton bans skateboarding and rollerblading entirely within a downtown area bounded by Hickory Street, Vine Street…

Skateboarding is prohibited on any sidewalk or street in Allentown's Core Business District at all times, and banned…

Erie bans skateboarding outright in Perry Square Park and the Transitway Mall, and on every other City-owned or…

Pittsburgh bans riding skateboards, roller skates, scooters and bicycles on sidewalks within any business district…

Pottstown bans skateboarding, roller-skating, roller-blading and toy-vehicle riding on any street except to cross it…

York County bars skateboards from the Courthouse and every other county building without the Sheriff's written…

Bethlehem prohibits roller skating, skateboarding or operating any recreational-type device on the city's downtown…

Bucks County confines skateboards, in-line skates and similar wheeled equipment to designated skate parks or paved…

In Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, skateboarding on any street is illegal except to cross the roadway…

Reading bans roller-skating, skateboarding and riding a coaster or other toy vehicle on any city street, except to…

Skateboarding on a public sidewalk is banned only within specific zones City Council has designated, not citywide…

Reading's disruptive-conduct ordinance targets loud, untimely rental-unit behavior: after two documented incidents in a…

Pittsburgh holds hosts liable for gatherings where anyone under 21 drinks, whether the host knew or should have known…

Erie's Article 737 makes it a summary offense to loiter in any public place with the purpose of committing or aiding a…

Scranton bans loitering in any public place that obstructs a street, sidewalk, bridge or building's free passage, under…

York County makes loitering a stand-alone park violation: § 75-26 bars remaining in any area of the park system for no…

Allentown bars loitering that blocks streets, sidewalks or businesses, and lets police order violators to stop before…

Bethlehem bans loitering that blocks a public street, sidewalk, bridge, or building, or that interferes with a…

Bucks County parks run sunrise to sunset unless the Director sets different hours, and section 9.24(A) of the Park…

Penn Hills prohibits loafing or loitering on sidewalks and streets in a way that blocks passage near churches, schools…

Pottstown Borough Code § 502 makes it disorderly conduct to remain idle in one public location intending to cause…

Reading bans loitering that obstructs streets, sidewalks, bridges or public buildings by hindering the free passage of…

Loitering that blocks passage on transit platforms or private property open to the public is banned citywide under…

Pittsburgh bans smoking and all tobacco use, including vaping, in every city park, playground and pool under City Code…

Scranton designates every city park and playground where children are present as tobacco-free, banning cigarettes…

Allentown Code § 425-15E bars smoking or vaping any substance within 25 feet of playgrounds and athletic fields and…

Bucks County bars tobacco and e-cigarette use within 50 feet of any recreational field or playground in the county Park…

Every City-owned park, playground and recreation area in Erie is designated a tobacco-free zone under Article 747…

Philadelphia's Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law reaches outdoors: smoking is banned within 20 feet of any…

Delaware County lets its Parks Board designate no-smoking zones inside county parks, covering e-cigarettes and vaping…

In Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, pedestrians must use a crosswalk to cross any roadway in a business…

Scranton City Code § 439-73 bars pedestrians from crossing a street between intersections unless a controlled crosswalk…

In Pottstown's business district, pedestrians must cross the roadway inside a marked crosswalk; stepping into the…

In Reading's business district, pedestrians must cross the roadway only in a crosswalk; stepping off the curb mid-block…

Bucks County's Park System Rules bar consuming or possessing marijuana or any other controlled substance anywhere…

York County's park code makes it a separate offense to sell, use, transport, possess or grow any drug, narcotic or…

Smoking marijuana in any public space in Pittsburgh is a summary violation carrying a $100 fine per offense, issued by…

Reading makes smoking or consuming any amount of marijuana or hashish in public a civil offense carrying a $150 fine…

Bethlehem bans personal possession or use of a small amount of marijuana anywhere in the city, including public…

Smoking marijuana in any public space in Erie carries a $100 summary fine, and simple possession alone draws a lower…

Smoking a small amount of marijuana in any public space in Philadelphia is a civil violation carrying a $100 fine…

Allentown makes personal possession or use of a small amount of marijuana a summary offense rather than a state drug…

Delaware County treats possessing or smoking 30 grams or less of marijuana in a public space as a civil violation…

Upper Darby decriminalized personal marijuana use and possession of a small amount in 2020: instead of an arrest…

Erie makes it a crime to drink alcohol on any street, sidewalk, park or public place, or in a vehicle that's moving…

York County bans transporting, selling, consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages anywhere in the county park system…

Allegheny County bans open-container alcohol and all glass alcohol containers in County parks, except in permitted…

Allentown prohibits drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol in any public place, including streets and…

Bethlehem bans alcoholic beverages in city parks except inside designated pavilions at Monocacy, Saucon and South…

Consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage anywhere in the Bucks County Park System is banned unless the Director or…

Delaware County bans alcoholic beverages and controlled substances in every county park, with one narrow exception…

In Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, possessing, selling or using alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs…

Penn Hills bars anyone from bringing or drinking alcoholic beverages in municipal parks or municipally owned buildings…

Drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on Philadelphia streets, sidewalks, or unpermitted private property…

Pittsburgh bans drinking or carrying an open alcohol container in the public right-of-way and on private property…

Pottstown Borough Code § 202 makes it unlawful to possess an open container of, or drink, liquor, wine or beer on any…

Reading bars drinking alcohol in public places unless the law permits it, and bars drinking on private property without…

Scranton bans drinking alcohol and carrying an open container of it on public sidewalks, streets, parks and other…

Upper Darby Township Code Chapter 216 makes it a summary offense to drink alcohol or carry an open container on any…