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Earlier editions: 2026-07

Title 10 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare›Division III — Offenses Against Public Decency

Roseville Municipal Code Ch. 10.38 Urinating or Defecating in Public Places

Roseville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Roseville

Cite as: Roseville Municipal Code Chapter 10.38 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 10.38.010. Acts prohibited.

No person shall deposit, by means of urination or defecation, any human waste material in any public place (other than in a public toilet or restroom designed to receive waste material), in any place exposed to public view, or upon the surface of the ground or upon any premises, lot, or public street. Violation of this section may be charged as either an infraction or misdemeanor in the discretion of the city attorney.

(Ord. 1963 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2192 § 3, 1989)

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§ 10.38.020. Human waste material defined.

For the purposes of this chapter, “human waste material” shall be defined as human fecal matter discharged from the body.

(Ord. 1963 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2316 § 1, 1990)

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