No person shall urinate or defecate in a public place
except in a rest room facility. For the purpose of this section, "public
place" shall mean any place to which the public or a substantial group
of persons has access, and includes but is not limited to highways,
pedestrian malls, streets, sidewalks, alleys, parking areas, municipal
parking ramps, garages, other transportation facilities, pools, places
of amusement, parks, playgrounds, together with hallways, lobbies
and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting
rooms or apartments designed for actual residence.
The violation of this section shall be a violation
and shall be punishable by a fine not greater than $250 and/or not
more than 15 days in jail, provided that a person who violates this
section after having been convicted of a violation of this section
within the preceding three years shall be punishable by a fine not
greater than $350 and/or not more than 15 days in jail, and further
provided that a person who violates this section after having been
convicted two or more times of a violation of this section within
the preceding three years shall be punishable by a fine not greater
than $500 and/or not more than 15 days in jail.