As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
LOITERING
Remaining idle essentially in one location; lingering; spending
time idly; loafing or walking about aimlessly in one vicinity or neighborhood;
or "hanging around."
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access including any public
street or public sidewalk, public property, the front of and the area
immediately adjacent to any school, parking lot, store, restaurant,
tavern or other place of business.
No person shall loiter in a public place in such manner as to:
A. Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace.
B. Obstruct, hinder or impede the free passage of pedestrians, patrons,
vehicles or the general public.
C. Obstruct, molest, hinder, impede or interfere with any person lawfully
in any public place as defined in § 201 of this chapter.
This shall include, but is not limited to, the making of unsolicited
remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are
calculated to annoy or disturb the person to, or in whose hearing,
they are made.
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in §
191-2 of this chapter, any police officer may order that person to leave that place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days.