[Ord. 1530, 7/10/1997, Section 1]{95}
The purpose of this ordinance is to prohibit the unlawful loitering of persons on public property, public places or business property which impedes, obstructs or otherwise interferes with access to places open to the public or public rights-of-way. This ordinance also prohibits loitering for the purpose of engaging in drug-related activity. Nothing in this ordinance is intended to prohibit orderly picketing, demonstrating or other forms of free speech.
[Ord. 1530, 7/10/1997, Section 2]
As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
BOROUGH
Borough of State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
BUSINESS PROPERTY
Any property used for the purpose of operating a commercial business and which, during business hours, is open to the public.
LOITERING
Remaining idle or gathering in one location including sitting or standing in or out of a motor vehicle or walking around a location aimlessly.
PERSON
Every natural person, association, partnership or corporation. Whenever used in any clause prescribing or imposing a fine or penalty of imprisonment in default thereof, the term, as applied to associations shall mean any partner thereof and, as applied to corporations, shall mean the President, vice President, secretary and treasurer thereof.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place customarily open to the public.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Any property that, by right or custom, is open and available to the public. Examples of such places include any public street, highway, sidewalks, parking lot or garage within the Borough.
[Ord. 1530, 7/10/1997, Section 4]
No person shall, at any time, loiter in or at any public place in such a manner as to impede or interfere with the conducting of legitimate business within such public place. No person may be found guilty of loitering in a public building if such person was not first asked by an authorized person of the public building or a police officer to leave the premises.
[Ord. 1530, 7/10/1997, Section 5]
No person shall, at any time, loiter on private property that is customarily used by the public as an integral part of a commercial business in such a manner as to:
a. 
Obstruct the free, unadulterated passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
b. 
Obstruct or interfere with any person lawfully seeking access to or use of the commercial business.
c. 
Make unreasonable noise, engage in tumultuous behavior, use profane language, or create a physically offensive condition that causes or is likely to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm.
[Ord. 1530, 7/10/1997, Section 6]
No person shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance unless:
a. 
The property owner, tenant or other responsible and authorized person posts the property with "NO LOITERING" signs or other notices of like meaning at the entrance or entrances to the property and at intervals of, at a maximum, every 75 feet measured from the side of the building which contains an entrance(s). Property of 75 feet or less, measured on the entrance side of building, may contain only one sign; or
b. 
The person to be charged with loitering has been asked by the property owner, tenant, police officer or other responsible and authorized person to leave the property and has failed to leave.
[Ord. 1530, 7/10/1997, Section 7]
Any person who shall violate any provision of § 5-603, 5-604 or 5-605 of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600 and costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days.