716 - Urination or Defecation in Public

It is illegal for any person to urinate or defecate:

(1) - On any public property including streets, highways, sidewalks, parking lots, or other public areas and structures such as fountains, road verges, alleyways, etc..

(2) - On any private property while in plain view of the public.

(3) - On any private property which is not theirs, even if hidden-from-view, except when using a restroom.

EXCEPTIONS: Persons shall be permitted for persons to urinate or defecate on public lands so long as it:

  • Is out of public view.

  • Is not a Beach or Municipal Park.

  • Is in an area of nature, including woody vegetation, shrubbery, or bushes.

  • For example: A person may urinate or defecate out of public view in the shrubbed-area to the side of a rural highway. A person may urinate or defecate out of public view in the brush of a hiking trial or forest/camp area.

Infraction

Sentence: 0 Seconds

License Points: 0

Fine: $250

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