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What do you mean by "often"? For example, if I urinate in a dark corner and accidentally a policeman walks by, what's roughly the median and mean jail time I should expect and the probability of being registered as sex offender?
I am not a lawyer. Consult your local laws for details on possible jail sentences. My experience is that actual court data is notoriously unsearchable for a layperson, so I suspect median and mean sentences would be very difficult to calculate. These are also modified by judges who reduce or dismiss the charge.
My understanding (IANAL!) is that the probability of being registered as a sex offender, assuming you've committed a crime on The Big List Of Sex Crimes, is 100%. Consult your local laws for details on whether public urination is actually on said list, as it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
You also have to factor in whether the police officer actually cares enough to arrest you (which, if you're clearly a sober, polite, middle-class, white, male, is probably fairly low)
I agree; I spent a while doing that for modafinil, and I don't feel especially satisfied with the results.
My local laws are probably very different from those valid in Alaska. I am asking just for curiosity, since it hadn't occurred to me that urinating in public can be such a major problem. I am not planning to travel to Alaska to urinate there.