As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
LINGERING
Spending time idly, loafing or walking about aimlessly in
one vicinity or neighborhood or "hanging around."
LOITERING
Remaining idle essentially in one location.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access, including any public
street or public sidewalk; the front of and the area immediately adjacent
to any school, parking lot, store, restaurant, tavern or other place
of business.
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in §
137-2 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person 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 of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such
fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.