Northumberland County, VA Chapter 88 Loitering

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Northumberland County 9-10-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 88-1 Unlawful acts.

It shall be unlawful for any person in or around any public place, whether or not on private property, to:

A. Loiter; defined as to linger idly or aimlessly in or about a place.

B. Refuse to identify himself or herself by name and address at the request of a uniformed police officer or of a properly identified police officer not in uniform, if the surrounding circumstances are such as to indicate to a reasonable man or woman that the public safety requires such identification.

§ 88-2 Violations and penalties.

A. A violation of this chapter with reference to § 88-1A shall be punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation within one year shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. A violation of this chapter with reference to § 88-1B shall be punished as a Class 4 misdemeanor.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The fourth unnumbered paragraph, specifying that a Class 4 misdemeanor fine is $200, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).