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 Chapter 9. PEACE AND ORDER

  § 9.03. LOITERING .  

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  • (1)

    GENERALLY. No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is the fact that the person takes flight upon appearance of a police or peace officer, refuses to identify himself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or any object. Unless flight by the person or other circumstances makes it impracticable, a police or peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an offense under this section, afford the person an opportunity to dispel any alarm which would otherwise be warranted by requesting him to identify himself and explain his presence and conduct. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this section if the police or peace officer did not comply with the preceding sentence or if it appears at trial that the explanation given by the person was true and, if believed by the police or peace officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.

    (2)

    OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC BY LOITERING. No person shall loiter upon the public streets, alleys, sidewalks, street crossings or bridges or in any other public place within the County in such manner as to prevent, interfere with or obstruct the ordinary free use of such public streets, alleys, sidewalks, street crossings or bridges or other public places by persons passing along and over the same.

    (3)

    OBSTRUCTION OF ENTRYWAYS BY LOITERING. No person shall loiter upon the public streets, private driveways or sidewalks or in adjacent doorways or entrances so as to obstruct the free entry of persons to the adjacent property, driveways or other entrances to such property.

    (4)

    LOITERING IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY OR USE. No person shall by loitering interfere with the free use of any place of public assembly or public use by others using such place of public assembly.

    (5)

    ON PRIVATE PREMISES. No person shall loiter on private premises without invitation from the owner or occupant.