El Paso, TX Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Illegal dumping fine
- Up to $4,000
- Other violations
- Up to $2,000
- Continuing violation
- Each day a separate offense
- Prohibition
- City Code § 9.04.670
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement, Police
Summary
Dumping, throwing, or discarding litter on any public or private property in El Paso is prohibited citywide. Illegal-dumping violations carry a criminal fine of up to $4,000, double the $2,000 ceiling for other solid-waste offenses, with each day counted as a separate offense.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine up to two thousand dollars, except that a violation of the illegal dumping provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of up to four thousand dollars. If any such violations of this chapter are continuous, each day that the violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
In addition to any penalties provided for in this chapter, this chapter is enforceable by injunction.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 18413, § 1, 9-8-2015)
Full Breakdown
El Paso City Code § 9.04.670 bars any person from dumping, throwing, dropping, or discarding litter on public or private property within the city. Under the penalty section, § 9.04.630, illegal dumping is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $4,000, twice the $2,000 cap for other Chapter 9.04 violations, and each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense. The city manager's designees, the Code Enforcement Division, Police, and the Fire Chief issue citations and may inspect property or obtain warrants to enter. The chapter is also enforceable by injunction.
Violations & Fines
Illegal dumping is a misdemeanor fined up to $4,000; other solid-waste violations up to $2,000. Each day of a continuing violation is charged as a separate offense, and the chapter is enforceable by injunction.
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