[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village
of Pleasantville 12-14-1981 by L.L. No. 5-1981
as Ch. 65, Art. II, of the 1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall loiter in or around public buildings
or obstruct corridors, stairways or doorways so as to prevent free access
by members of the public, officers or employees. No person shall by his or
her presence or by means either alone or in concert with others interfere
with or interrupt the conduct of business in the offices located in any such
buildings.
No person shall loiter in or upon any public sidewalk,
street, bridge, public building or place or obstruct the use thereof so as
to prevent free and reasonable access by other members of the public or prevent
the exercise of duties by public officers or employees.
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 actor takes flight upon the appearance of
a peace officer, refuses to identify himself or herself or manifestly endeavors
to conceal himself or herself or any object.
Unless flight by the actor or other circumstances
makes it impracticable, a peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an
offense under this subsection, afford the actor an opportunity to dispel any
alarm which would otherwise be warranted by requesting him or her to identify
himself or herself and explain his or her presence and conduct. No person
shall be convicted of an offense under this subsection if the peace officer
did not comply with the preceding sentence or if it appears at trial that
the explanation given by the actor was true and, if believed by the peace
officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.
Except as otherwise provided in the Penal Law, each violation of any
provision of this chapter shall constitute a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law, punishable by a maximum fine of $500 or by imprisonment for not more
than 15 days, or both.