Can you use a power outlet in a public park to charge your car?

Is this allowed or could this be considered utility theft?
I would think that if it's a public park and many people charge their phones or laptops from the outlets in the park, so I doubt that a car would be any different..

 

I would think that there is a difference to a park..
One of the local parks has shelters for events and they are available to the public for free.. Those shelters also have outlets and people are using them.. Is it only theft if the amp draw is higher? If it's ok to charge your phone, it should be ok to charge your car I would think..

 

Then, plugging in your laptop or cell phone would be unethical too.. We are talking about a 110 Volt outlet at speeds that won't exceed more than a 1.3 kwh... That's like 10 cents of electricity per hour..

 

It's a theoretical question. I have no need to plug in there as we have tons of free level 2 chargers that I can use as also Free level 3.. I'm just wondering about the legal aspect. It appears reasonable that the outlets at the shelters are meant for public use.. There is also an outlet in front of the parking lot.. I'm trying to reach a logical conclusion. If the public is meant to use the outlets, why would the amps drawn make a difference if it's ok or not.. The park is funded by city or county money and I'm a taxpayer and own 6 houses in my county, paying a ton of taxes. Just a thought..

 

Not questioning the rules.. I'm wondering what the rules are.. If there are outlets that CLEARLY seem to be meant for park patrons to use (in shelters) why wouldn't the same apply to outlets in front of the parking lot? This isn't really about me wanting to use them.. This is just about the legal situation about power outlet usage in a public park.. I understand what happened at the school in Georgia but this is not the same situation.. I also remember that a Tesla owner got stranded somewhere in Florida and he plugged into an outlet at a private home.. Home owner didn't press chargers but that's obviously clearly wrong as it was private property and private energy.. However, this is about a PUBLIC Park. Not sure what the legal aspect of this is.. I'm not really interested in plugging in at 1.3 kwh speed..

 

110 Volt outlets should be on a 20 amp breaker, so, a 12 Amp load shouldn't trip it.. 20 amp - 20% = 16 amps. I have never seen a 15 amp breaker on a 110 Volt circuit..
I personally see 110Volt charging as pointless unless it's at a Hotel where you stay overnight.. Even staying overnight won't give you more than about 15 miles of range in a night.

 

That's more than I thought... Still, if you are on a road trip, 50 miles or so won't make a big impact unless it helps you make it to the nearest fast charger on the route.. I actually don't carry my 110 v EVSE in my car.. Gave it to the wife and she keeps it in her BMW i3.. I own 6 houses here in Central Florida and none of them have 15 amp circuits. May just be coincidence.. Still 12 amps is still 80% of the 15 amp rating and should work. I ran a 26 amp 240 Volt EVSE on a 30 amp breaker and it never tripped.. That was below the 80% threshold. It wasn't a safety issue as the wires were rated 50 amps..just the breaker was rated 30 amps.. Only ran that setup for a month.. Upgraded to 80 amp wire and 50 amp breaker and a 32 amp EVSE..