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Title 10 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Chapter 10.12 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY

San Jose Municipal Code Part 5 Public Urination and Defecation

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Jose

Cite as: San Jose Municipal Code Part 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04

10.12.110 - Public urination and defecation prohibited.

No person shall urinate or defecate in public except when using a urinal, toilet or commode located in a bathroom, restroom or other structure enclosed from public view.

(Ord. 23288.)

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