As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
LOITERING
Remaining idle essentially in one location; spending time idly; loafing
or walking about aimlessly; or "hanging around."
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.
No person shall loiter in a public place in such manner as to:
A. Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of
the peace.
B. Create or cause to be created any disturbance or annoyance
to the comfort of any person.
C. Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
D. Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public place as defined in §
278-1 of this chapter. This shall include the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to, or in whose hearing, they are made.
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in §
278-2 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 chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $300, together with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 30 days.