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Criminal

Mar. 10, 2006

Peeing Runs Afoul of Law When Performed in Public

SAN FRANCISCO - California may be laid back about a lot of things - and Berkeley especially so - but peeing in public isn't one of them. In a case of first impression, a unanimous 1st District Court of Appeal panel in San Francisco held Wednesday that public urination is a crime under state law.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        California may be laid back about a lot of things - and Berkeley especially so - but peeing in public isn't one of them.
        In a case of first impression, a unanimous 1st District Court of Appeal panel in San Francisco held Wednesday that public urination is a crime under state law...

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