[Code 1974 § 14-23; Code 1985 § 15-86;
Code 2005 § 70-91]
A.
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:
(1)
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any
other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tend to
hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic
or pedestrians.
(2)
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.
B.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection A of this section, 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 the section.
[Code 1974 § 14-58; Code 1985, § 15-8;
Code 2005 § 70-92]
Every person who hides, waits or otherwise loiters in the vicinity
of any private dwelling house, apartment building or any other place
of residence with the unlawful and willful intent to watch, gaze,
or look upon the occupants therein in a clandestine manner is guilty
of an offense.
