[Adopted §§ 9-101 through
9-105 of the 1983 Public Local Laws of Queen Anne's County]
In this article, the following words have the
meanings indicated.
Any place open to the public or any place to
which the public is invited; or
Any place in, on, or around any privately owned
place of business, private parking lot, or private institution, including
a place of worship, cemetery, or any place of amusement and entertainment,
whether or not a charge of admission or entry thereto is made.
Includes the elevator, lobby, halls, corridors,
and areas open to the public of any apartment building, office, or
store.
Any:
The provisions of this article do not prohibit
orderly picketing or other lawful assembly.
A person may not loiter at, on, or in a public
place or place open to the public in a manner as to:
A.
Interfere, impede, or hinder the free passage of pedestrian
or vehicular traffic;
B.
Interfere with, obstruct, harass, curse, or threaten,
or to do physical harm to, another member of the public.
C.
Make it clear by words, acts, or other conduct that
there is a reasonable likelihood a breach of the peace or disorderly
conduct will result.
A person loitering at a public place or place
open to the public may not fail to move on at the direction of a uniformed
police officer or of a police officer who is not in uniform but who
provides proper identification if the failure to move endangers the
public peace.
A person at a public place or place open to
the public may not refuse to provide the person's name and address
at the request of a uniformed police officer or of a police officer
who is not in uniform but who provides proper identification, if the
surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable man that
the public safety requires the identification.
A.
Required warning. A person may not be charged with
a violation of any provision of this article unless the arresting
officer first warns the person of the violation and the person fails
or refuses to stop the violation.
A person who violates any provision of this
article is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to
a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, or
both.