URINATING IN PUBLIC IN NEW YORK CITY

URINATING IN PUBLIC IN NEW YORK CITY Public Urination or Urinating in Public is a commonly charged offense in NYC. Typical clients are law-abiding individuals who have never had more than a parking ticket. If the public urination charge occurs in... More

URINATING IN PUBLIC IN NEW YORK CITY Public Urination or Urinating in Public is a commonly charged offense in NYC. Typical clients are law-abiding individuals who have never had more than a parking ticket. If the public urination charge occurs in Manhattan, the police usually will issue a summons for a Court appearance at either 346 Broadway or 314 West 54th Street. Tickets issues in Midtown usually go to 314 West 54th Street while the others go to 346 Broadway. I am a New York Lawyer who handles plenty of NYC public urination cases. The behavior leading to one charge or the other is the same--urinating in public--but the legal difference between the two provisions is significant. Public Urination NYC The ticket (summons) will say either "public urination" or urinating in public" and the police usually write it up either as a violation of 153. 09 of the Health Code, or under 116-18(6) of the New York City Administrative Code. Although it can also be written up as a violation of Less