[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West
Greenwich 2-9-1972 by Ord. No.
21. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander,
stand or remain idle, either alone and/or in consort with others,
in a public place in such manner so as to:
A.
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any
other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tending
to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles,
traffic or pedestrians.
B.
Commit in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk
or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an
obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property
or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing
or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk
or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free
and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress therein, thereon and
thereto.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in § 253-1 herein, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued.
[Amended 7-11-2018; 2-12-2020]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500.
