As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings:
LOITERING
Lingering, staying, remaining or waiting at one location.
MALICIOUS
Vexatious, annoying, injurious, or with intent to do a wrongful
act.
PROWLING
Roving or wandering in a stealthful manner. (See definition
of "wandering.")
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access and includes any
street, highway, road, alley or sidewalk. It also includes the front
or surrounding of any store, shop, restaurant, tavern or other place
of business and public grounds, areas and parks, public building,
public library, as well as parking lots or vacant private property
not owned by or under control of the person charged with violating
this chapter or, in the case of a minor, not owned or under control
of his or her parent or guardian.
WANDERING
Wandering about and occupying, lodging or sleeping in any
vacant or unoccupied barn, garage, shed, shop, house or any other
building or in any automobile, truck, railroad car or other vehicle
without owning the same or without permission of the owner or person
entitled to possession of the same or sleeping in any vacant lot during
the hours of darkness and not giving satisfactory account of oneself.
No person shall maliciously loiter, wander or prowl in a public
place.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed
$600, plus court costs and/or 30 days in jail.