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Public Conduct in Utah (2026)

74 rules on the books across Utah, 19 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Public Urination

LAMC §41.47.2 prohibits urinating or defecating in public, including the citation amount, exemptions for medical conditions, and where to find restroom alternatives.

Provo

Significant Restrictions

Provo City Code 9.11.010(6) makes it unlawful to urinate or stool in any public place, except public restrooms, or…

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Salt Lake City

Significant Restrictions

Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any place open to public view, alongside other disorderly…

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Lehi

Some Restrictions

Lehi treats public urination and defecation as a listed nuisance. A property whose environment causes, encourages or…

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Ogden

Some Restrictions

Ogden City Code makes public urination a class B misdemeanor whenever a person urinates in a public place in the…

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Orem

Some Restrictions

Orem's "Befouling public places" ordinance makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place, or on private…

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Salt Lake County

Some Restrictions

Urinating anywhere other than a restroom facility is public indecency in unincorporated Salt Lake County when it…

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Sandy

Some Restrictions

Sandy City Code Section 13-1-11 makes it a Class C misdemeanor to urinate or defecate anywhere in public other than a…

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South Jordan

Some Restrictions

South Jordan code lists publicly urinating or defecating on any property or adjacent public place as a nuisance…

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Taylorsville

Some Restrictions

Taylorsville treats a property where people are allowed to publicly urinate or defecate as a nuisance under…

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Weber County

Some Restrictions

Within Weber County's unincorporated area, County Code Section 30-2-1 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere…

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Skateboarding Rules

LAMC §56.15 and §63.44 limits on skateboarding on sidewalks, in parks, and in commercial corridors, including helmet requirements and skate-park designations.

Ogden

Significant Restrictions

Ogden City bans rollerskates, in-line skates, skateboards and similar coasting devices on public sidewalks and streets…

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Lehi

Some Restrictions

Lehi City Code Section 7-2-3 requires skateboarders on sidewalks to yield to pedestrians and signal before passing…

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Orem

Some Restrictions

Orem makes it unlawful to skateboard, roller skate, or roller blade on someone else's private property without…

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Provo

Some Restrictions

Provo City Code 9.32.170 treats skateboards as micromobility devices, capping sidewalk speed at 10 mph and banning use…

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Salt Lake City

Some Restrictions

Skateboards, roller skates, and scooters are banned on downtown and Sugar House district sidewalks and on all roadways…

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Sandy

Some Restrictions

Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-3-2 bars roller skates, skateboards, coasters and similar devices from any roadway except…

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St. George

Some Restrictions

St. George bans skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and go-peds on downtown historic district sidewalks and on…

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Taylorsville

Some Restrictions

Skateboards and scooters are welcome on most city property in Taylorsville, but section 9.61.100 bars riding them on…

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Utah County

Some Restrictions

Utah County allows skateboards and longboards on county trails and parkways only in the lane marked for wheeled…

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Logan

Light Restrictions

In Logan City, Utah, a person on roller skates or riding a skateboard, coaster, toy vehicle or similar device stays off…

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Loitering Rules

Constitutional limits on loitering ordinances post-Papachristou and Morales, and what conduct LA can still penalize (e.g., loitering with intent to commit specific crimes).

Ogden

Significant Restrictions

Ogden police may order people to disperse from police-chief-designated areas when an officer reasonably believes a…

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Salt Lake County

Significant Restrictions

Loitering, prowling or wandering on someone else's private property without a visible or lawful reason is disorderly…

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Taylorsville

Significant Restrictions

Taylorsville City makes it a Class C misdemeanor to loiter under circumstances warranting alarm, near a school without…

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Layton

Some Restrictions

Layton bars anyone from gathering or lingering on the public areas of a parking lot when doing so blocks pedestrians or…

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Orem

Some Restrictions

Orem makes it unlawful to loiter on or about any school or college grounds or buildings, on foot or in a vehicle…

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Provo

Some Restrictions

Provo City Code 9.14.200 makes loitering a class C misdemeanor: appearing at a place or time under circumstances that…

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Salt Lake City

Some Restrictions

Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to stand, sit, or lie on a sidewalk for more than two minutes if it blocks pedestrian…

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Sandy

Some Restrictions

Sandy City makes it a Class B misdemeanor to loiter, idle, wander or play on any school, college or university grounds…

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South Jordan

Some Restrictions

South Jordan makes it an infraction to congregate on sidewalks, stairways, doorways, or windows in a way that blocks…

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Lehi

Light Restrictions

Lehi City Code makes it an infraction to loiter on business or commercial property without lawful reason once the…

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Outdoor Smoking Restrictions

LAMC §41.50 + LA County smoking bans in parks, beaches, restaurants, outdoor dining, and within 25 ft of business entrances; enforcement and signage rules.

Taylorsville

Heavy Restrictions

Taylorsville City prohibits smoking outright in every City-owned park, trail, trailhead, and recreation facility…

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Iron County

Significant Restrictions

Lighting a cigarette anywhere in an Iron County park or recreation area is banned unless you're standing in a spot the…

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Logan

Significant Restrictions

Logan Municipal Code § 9.12.175 prohibits smoking in city parks, within twenty five feet (25') of bus stops, and within…

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Orem

Significant Restrictions

Smoking, including vaping, is banned on every piece of Orem city-owned property and at any mass gathering under Orem…

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South Jordan

Significant Restrictions

South Jordan bans smoking outright in every city park, trail, and open space, listing it among prohibited activities…

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Washington County

Significant Restrictions

Washington County bans smoking and vaping on all county-owned property, including the County Legacy Park fairgrounds…

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Eagle Mountain

Some Restrictions

Smoking is barred within the confines of any Eagle Mountain park except in specially designated areas, under EMMC…

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Lehi

Some Restrictions

Lehi bans smoking, including e-cigarettes, in every city park, cemetery and rail station, and within 50 feet of any…

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Provo

Some Restrictions

Provo City Code 9.19.090 makes it unlawful to use tobacco products or e-cigarettes within any City park, trail, or…

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Salt Lake City

Some Restrictions

Salt Lake City bans smoking in all city parks, cemeteries, trails, and golf courses, plus near bus stops, mass…

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St. George

Some Restrictions

St. George prohibits smoking in all public parks, public squares, and city-owned cemeteries, plus a buffer zone near…

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West Jordan

Some Restrictions

West Jordan bans smoking on or near public seating in its parks under City Code section 8-13-8. The rule reaches anyone…

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West Valley City

Some Restrictions

West Valley City Municipal Code § 4-1-128 makes it unlawful to smoke in any park or recreational area open to the…

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Utah County

Light Restrictions

The Utah County Fire Marshal can designate public roads, parks, and public land where lighting a cigarette, cigar, or…

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Jaywalking

CA AB-2147 (Freedom to Walk Act, 2023) restricting jaywalking citations to immediate-danger situations, and how LAPD enforces the new standard.

Public Alcohol Use

LAMC §41.27 + CA Bus & Prof §25620 prohibit drinking alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, parks, and beaches; penalties and special-event exemptions.

West Jordan

Heavy Restrictions

West Jordan makes it unlawful to consume or even possess beer or any alcoholic beverage inside a city park or…

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West Valley City

Heavy Restrictions

West Valley City bans drinking or carrying an open alcohol container in any public place, from sidewalks and parks to…

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Iron County

Significant Restrictions

In unincorporated Iron County, alcohol is banned in every county park and recreation area unless the Iron County…

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Layton

Significant Restrictions

Layton bans drinking alcohol in streets, stores, public gatherings and other unlicensed public places under LMC Section…

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Logan

Significant Restrictions

Logan Municipal Code § 9.12.300 bars any person from opening, possessing, or consuming from an open bottle, can or…

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Orem

Significant Restrictions

Orem bans both possessing and drinking alcohol anywhere on city-owned property, not just inside park boundaries, under…

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Salt Lake City

Significant Restrictions

Salt Lake City bans opening, possessing, or drinking from an open alcohol container in unpermitted public places like…

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Salt Lake County

Significant Restrictions

Possessing or drinking any alcoholic beverage on the grounds of a Salt Lake County-owned or -operated park is unlawful…

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South Jordan

Significant Restrictions

South Jordan prohibits possessing or consuming alcohol anywhere in city parks, trails, and open spaces, treating it as…

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St. George

Significant Restrictions

St. George bans open containers and alcohol consumption on streets, sidewalks, parks and other public property, with an…

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Weber County

Significant Restrictions

Weber County bans drinking or possessing an open alcoholic beverage in county parks and around Pineview and Causey…

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Eagle Mountain

Some Restrictions

No one may possess or use alcoholic beverages within an Eagle Mountain city park under EMMC 7.05.040(Y), a flat ban…

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Ogden

Some Restrictions

Ogden City Code bars drinking or carrying an open container of an alcoholic beverage on any public street, sidewalk…

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Provo

Some Restrictions

Provo City Code 9.30.040 makes drinking alcohol or carrying an open container a misdemeanor anywhere within the Center…

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Sandy

Some Restrictions

Sandy bans drinking any alcoholic beverage in a public place lacking the required alcohol licenses and permits, and…

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Utah County

Some Restrictions

Drinking or possessing beer, liquor, or any alcoholic beverage in a public park in unincorporated Utah County is an…

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