[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warwick 6-10-1974 by L.L. No. 6-1974. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements and exhibitions — See Ch. 34.
Dogs — See Ch. 36, Article I.
Public assemblies — See Ch. 39.
Firearms — See Ch. 65.
Littering — See Ch. 83.
Parks — See Ch. 90.
Noise — See Ch. 94.
Park rules and regulations — See Ch. A150.
Any of the following acts shall constitute a violation of this chapter:
A. 
Acts performed in such a manner so as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct or be offensive to others.
B. 
Unnecessary congregation with others upon the streets of the Village, or in doorways or stairways adjacent thereto, or loitering about such places and refusing to move on when ordered to do so by the police.
C. 
Shouting or making a noise, either inside or outside of a building or motor vehicle, during the nighttime to the annoyance or disturbance of any number of persons.
D. 
Using an automobile for sleeping purposes.
E. 
Open containers.
[Amended 12-13-1976 by L.L. No. 11-1976; 7-11-1983 by L.L. No. 7-1983]
(1) 
Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Village of Warwick, as an exercise of its police power, to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the residents and inhabitants of the Village by enacting this subsection, since it is the finding of the Board of Trustees that the possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages by persons on certain public lands, except under controlled conditions, is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village in that such possession contributes to the development of unsanitary conditions and the creation of nuisances, including but not limited to littering and raucous or other disorderly behavior. It is further the intent of the Board of Trustees that this subsection not be considered as a traffic regulation insofar as it relates to motor vehicles or the operation thereof.
(2) 
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them. All other words shall have the meanings normally ascribed to them in regular usage.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, cider and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed by a human being.
CONTAINER
Any bottle, can, glass or other receptacle suitable for, or used to hold, any liquid.
PARKING LOT
Any area or areas of private property in connection with premises having one or more stores or business establishments and used by the public as a means of access to and egress from such stores or business establishments and for the parking of motor vehicles of customers and patrons of such stores and business establishments.
PUBLIC LANDS
Any public highway, private road open to public motor vehicle traffic, parking areas of shopping centers, hospitals and banks and any other parking lot, street, sidewalks or playground.
VILLAGE
The Village of Warwick.
(3) 
Prohibition. It shall be a violation of this subsection for any person to:
(a) 
Consume any alcoholic beverage on any public land within the Village.
(b) 
Have in his possession any open container containing any alcoholic beverage on any public lands within the Village.
(c) 
Have within his possession for the purpose of consumption on public lands by either himself or another person any open container containing an alcoholic beverage on any public lands within the Village.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(a) 
The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to Memorial Park in the event of a fair, picnic or other community gathering for which special permission has been granted by the Village.
(b) 
The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to the transportation of an unsealed but not open container across public lands of the Village from one point to another with no intent to consume the contents of such open container while upon public lands.
(5) 
Application. This subsection shall apply to all persons on public lands in the Village, except as provided in Subsection E(4) above, and shall not apply to any person drinking an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon any public highway within the Village in violation of § 1227 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
(6) 
Penalties. Each violation of this subsection shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 for each offense. A violation of this subsection shall constitute disorderly conduct, and any person violating the same shall be declared a disorderly person.
F. 
The repair of motor vehicles on any street, parking lot, park or other public lands, except in an emergency.
[Added 10-14-1986 by L.L. No. 7-1986]
G. 
Trespass. A person is guilty of trespass when he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises.
[Added 8-1-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
(1) 
"Premises" includes the term "building," as defined herein, and any real property owned by the Village of Warwick or located in the Village of Warwick.
(2) 
"Building," in addition to its ordinary meaning includes any structure, vehicle or watercraft used for overnight lodging or persons, or used by persons for carrying on business therein, or used as an elementary or secondary school, or an enclosed motor truck, or an enclosed motor truck trailer. Where a building consists of two or more units separately secured or occupied, each unit shall be deemed both a separate building in itself and a part of the main building.
(3) 
"Dwelling" means a building which is usually occupied by a person lodging therein at night.
(4) 
"Night" means the period between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise.
(5) 
"Enter or remain unlawfully." A person "enters or remains unlawfully" in or upon premises when he is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless of his intent, enters or remains in or upon premises which are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege unless he defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally communicated to him by the owner of such premises or other authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a building which is only partly open to the public is not a license or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which is not open to the public. A person who enters or remains upon unimproved and apparently unused land, which is neither fenced nor otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders, does so with license and privilege unless notice against trespass is personally communicated to him by the owner of such land or other authorized person or unless such notice is given by posting in a conspicuous manner. A person who enters or remains in or about a public building without written permission from someone authorized to issue such permission or without a legitimate reason which includes a relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a pupil or student enrolled in the school or without legitimate business or a purpose relating to the operation of the school does so without license and privilege. A person who enters or remains in or about property owned by the Village without written permission from someone authorized to issue such permission or without a legitimate reason which includes the property being open to the public, or in the course of employment, or the lands not posted or without legitimate business or a purpose relating to the operation of the facility on the premises, does so without license and privilege.
H. 
Disorderly conduct. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, breach of peace, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof:
[Added 8-1-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
(1) 
He engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or
(2) 
He makes unreasonable noise; or
(3) 
In a public place, he uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture; or
(4) 
Without lawful authority, he disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or
(5) 
He obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
(6) 
He congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse; or
(7) 
He creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose.
I. 
Mischief. A person is guilty of mischief when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to do so or has such right, he or she:
[Added 8-1-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
(1) 
Intentionally damages property of another person or entity; or
(2) 
Intentionally participates in the destruction of an abandoned building as defined in § 1971-a of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law; or
(3) 
Recklessly damages property of another person or entity.
(4) 
Tampers with property of another person with intent to cause substantial inconvenience to such person or to a third person or entity.
(5) 
Damages any real or personal property maintained as a cemetery plot, grave, burial place or other place of interment of human remains located within the Village; or
(6) 
Recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of damage to the property of another person or entity.
(7) 
Posts, paints or otherwise affixes to the property of another person any advertisement, poster, notice or other matter designed to benefit a person other than the owner of that property. Where such matter consists of a commercial advertisement, it shall be presumed that the vendor of the specified product, service or entertainment is a person who placed such advertisement or caused it to be placed upon the property.
(8) 
Throws, dumps, or causes to be thrown, dumped, deposited or placed upon any railroad tracks or within the limits of the rights-of-way of any railroad any refuse, trash, garbage, rubbish, litter or any nauseous or offensive matter.
(9) 
Throws, dumps, or causes to be thrown, dumped, deposited or placed upon any property located within the Village or owned by the Village any refuse, trash, garbage, rubbish, litter or any nauseous or offensive matter. Where a highway or road lies in whole or part within the Village or is owned by the Village, nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use in a reasonable manner of ashes, sand, salt or other material for the purpose of reducing the hazard of, or providing traction on, snow, ice or sleet situated on such highway, road, streams or bodies of water.
(10) 
Makes graffiti of any type on any building, public or private, or any other property, real or personal, owned by any person, firm or corporation or agency or instrumentality, without the express permission of the owner or operator of said property.
(11) 
Is in possession of graffiti instruments, any graffiti tool, instrument, article, substance, solution or other compound designed or commonly used to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise place a mark upon a piece of property which that person has no permission or authority to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise mark, under circumstances evincing an intent to use same in order to damage such property.
[Amended 6-14-1976 by L.L. No. 7-1976; 8-1-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The court may, at its discretion, also order the requirement to perform services for a public or not-for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency not to exceed 250 hours, as well as restitution. The continuation of an offense of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.