Marana outlaws public camping

(file photo) Camping on Marana town property is now an illegal offense, carrying penalties up to a month in jail or a year of probation.Marana town council voted Monday, Oct. 2 to add a new “camping” ordinance to its town code, after hearing from Luke Fischer, senior assistant town attorney, and Marana Chief of Police Jeffrey Pridgett.Ordinances like this one are becoming more and more common; 15 states now have public camping laws, due to a landmark 2024 Supreme Court ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which found them constitutionally allowable. Neighboring Oro Valley passed its own public camping regulations on Oct.

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