Chapter XI · Public Offenses

ARTICLE 3. LOITERING

Sections 11-301 to 11-304 · 4 sections

11-301 Loitering prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle either alone or in consort with others in a public place in such manner as to:

(a)Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians;

(b)Commit in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress, and regress therein, thereon, and thereto.

(c)When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in subsections (a) or (b) above, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person or persons to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of the offense of loitering as defined above.

(Ord. 271, Sec. 1)

11-302 Same; schools and public property.

It is unlawful for any person or person to disrupt the normal activity, disrupt the peace, or to remain idle, or to loiter at any time on or about the premises or grounds of any public library, of any public or private school or school buildings, and/or assembly of students for any school activities or athletic event conducted by such public or private schools. Any student or any person who is not enrolled in the public or private school, or who has been suspended or dismissed from the public or private school or who persists in staying or remaining on or about the premises or grounds without any lawful purpose shall be guilty of the offense of loitering.

(Ord. 271, Sec. 2)

11-303 Same; begging.

It is unlawful for any person or person upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk, or any other public place or building to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle for the purpose of solicitation of money, or to commit the act of begging.

(Ord. 271, Sec. 3)

11-304 Same; penalty.

Any person violating any section of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than Ninety (90) Days, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 271, Sec. 4; Code 2001)