[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Glen Cove 8-25-1981
by L.L. No. 1-1981 as Ch. 65, Art. I, of the 1981 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
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 consent with others interfere
with or interrupt the conduct of business in the offices located in any such
buildings.
B.
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.
C.
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 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.
