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An attempt to make public urination a crime was effectively flushed for the year this morning.
State Sen. J. Chapman "Chap" Petersen offered a bill, SB 626, at the request of a northern Virginia homeowners group whose residents, he said, have complained about students from a nearby college using their shrubs as makeshift urinals after evenings out drinking.
Petersen noted that under existing law, public urination charges are often filed as indecent exposure violations, a class 1 misdemeanor. His proposal would have made it a class 4 misdemeanor, which carries a lesser penalty - a fine of up to $250.
"I put this in, I think it's self-explanatory," Petersen, D-Fairfax County, told the Senate Courts of Justice Committee, adding that it wouldn't be a retroactive law.
His proposal elicited snickers and mumbled jokes from senators he presented it to, though nothing approaching toilet humor.
"Rushing water makes you do strange things," said committee chairman Sen. Tommy Norment, R-James City County.
Members bypassed Petersen's proposal on a voice vote.
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In some localities public
In some localities public urination is considered a sex offense.
Whew!
I was worried I would not be able to go hiking anymore unless I was alone so I could pee in private!
How about: Public Pee Pee
How about:
Public Pee Pee Proposal Plucked.
Committee poo poos public pee pee proposal
Probably not printable on public pages.
Greenest grass in the neighborhood
Oh what a relief it is to go green
Going Green: A torrential dilemma
Going Green: State Senate yields to the natural route
Going Green with your back to the public
Bears aren’t the only ones
The upside is that the neighborhood boasts the healthiest shrubbery in the county. The downside is……well, use your imagination.
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Like most VA Bills, this one too should have gone down the drain.
Public Urination Bill tinkles out.
In an effort to help those suffering from Uromysitisis, a public urination bill was tossed in the pool. The shrinkage of the bill will insure that people will not die from Uromysitisis.
State DOP Tabled Until
State DOP Tabled Until Chairman of P Emerges
Students Whiz on Bushes;
Students Whiz on Bushes; State Whizzes Away Tax Dollars Discussing the Matter
Bravo
Bravo