Episode 1709 • • 1:25:57 - 1:29:10
1709: Umpty Ump
Odessa Ordinance, Legal Penalties and Misdemeanors
The specific legal penalties of the Odessa, Texas bathroom ordinance include a Class C misdemeanor fine not to exceed $500 for violations. Additionally, individuals who refuse to leave a bathroom after being asked by a building owner may be charged with misdemeanor trespassing. The segment clarifies that the "bounty" rhetoric used by media outlets is a hyperbolic description of statutory civil damages.