[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Minoa
9-3-1985 as Ch. 65, Arts. II and IX, of the 1985 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and public places — See Ch. 136.
A.
No person shall loiter in or around public buildings
or obstruct corridors, stairways or doorways so as to prevent free access
by members of the public, officers or employees. No person shall by his or
her presence or by means either alone or in concert with others interfere
with or interrupt the conduct of business in the offices located in any of
those buildings.
B.
No person shall loiter in or upon any public sidewalk,
street, bridge, public building or place or obstruct the use thereof so as
to prevent free and reasonable access by other members of the public or prevent
the exercise of duties by public officers or employees.
No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner
not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant alarm
for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Among the circumstances
which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is
the fact that the actor takes flight upon appearance of a peace officer, refuses
to identify himself or herself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself
or herself or any object. Unless flight by the actor or other circumstances
makes it impracticable, a peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an
offense under this subsection, afford the actor an opportunity to dispel any
alarm which would otherwise be warranted, by requesting him or her to identify
himself or herself and explain his or her presence and conduct. No person
shall be convicted of an offense under this subsection if the peace officer
did not comply with the preceding sentence, or if it appears at trial that
the explanation given by the actor was true and, if believed by the peace
officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the fines, penalties and other provisions set forth in Chapter 113.
