https://brettpodolsky.com/general-law/public-urination-tickets-in-texas-the-consequences-of-peeing-in-public#:~:text=It's%20true%20that%20urinating%20in,addressed%20by%20a%20local%20ordinance.&text=For%20example%2C%20in%20some%20cities,disorderly%20conduct%20or%20indecent%20exposure. Above is a link to a factual account from a first-rate criminal-law defense attorney in Houston, Brett Podolsky, about circumstances in which a person in Austin, Texas, or elsewhere in our state can potentially be charged by a law-enforcement agency with the crime of public urination. On a related note, the following very recent post I found online refers to drastically reduced access to public restrooms in Chicago, due to COVID-19-related restrictions there. I haven't yet found a very recent post of that type which is focused on Austin, Texas. But I have observed that many of the public restrooms and restrooms in businesses here in north Austin are currently closed to the general public. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/06/02/the-lack-of-public-restrooms-during-the-pandemic-is-impacting-mobility/ One comment of my own in regard to the crime of public-urination: I was told by someone earlier this century here in Austin that in a worst-case scenario in which a pedestrian outdoors is not able to find a public restroom in which to urinate, he can at least protect his own legal position by keeping his clothes on while NOT UNZIPPING or unbuttoning his hiking-shorts or trousers.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
POSSIBLE INCREASED RISK OF ALLEGED 'URINATING IN PUBLIC' CRIME CASES RELATING TO COVID-19 PUBLIC-RESTROOM-ACCESS RESTRICTIONS:
https://brettpodolsky.com/general-law/public-urination-tickets-in-texas-the-consequences-of-peeing-in-public#:~:text=It's%20true%20that%20urinating%20in,addressed%20by%20a%20local%20ordinance.&text=For%20example%2C%20in%20some%20cities,disorderly%20conduct%20or%20indecent%20exposure. Above is a link to a factual account from a first-rate criminal-law defense attorney in Houston, Brett Podolsky, about circumstances in which a person in Austin, Texas, or elsewhere in our state can potentially be charged by a law-enforcement agency with the crime of public urination. On a related note, the following very recent post I found online refers to drastically reduced access to public restrooms in Chicago, due to COVID-19-related restrictions there. I haven't yet found a very recent post of that type which is focused on Austin, Texas. But I have observed that many of the public restrooms and restrooms in businesses here in north Austin are currently closed to the general public. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/06/02/the-lack-of-public-restrooms-during-the-pandemic-is-impacting-mobility/ One comment of my own in regard to the crime of public-urination: I was told by someone earlier this century here in Austin that in a worst-case scenario in which a pedestrian outdoors is not able to find a public restroom in which to urinate, he can at least protect his own legal position by keeping his clothes on while NOT UNZIPPING or unbuttoning his hiking-shorts or trousers.
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