City of Bradford, PA
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2023-08-22
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 154 Peace and Good Order
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Article II Loitering and Prowling
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 10 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 17 Economic and Community Development
- Ch 19 Emergency Management
- Ch 25 Fiscal Affairs
- Ch 31 Library
- Ch 42 Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 44 Police Department
- Ch 46 Purchasing
- Ch 53 Treasurer, City
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 65 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 68 Ambulance Service
- Ch 69 Amusement Devices
- Ch 70 Animals
- Ch 74 Bicycles
- Ch 77 (Reserved)
- Ch 80 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 84 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 86 Burning, Open
- Ch 89 Cemeteries
- Ch 96 Curfew
- Ch 103 Electrical Standards
- Ch 111 Fire Prevention
- Ch 112 Fireworks
- Ch 114 Floodplain Management
- Ch 116 Food Establishments; Eating and Drinking Establishments
- Ch 118 Gas and Oil Wells
- Ch 125 Historic Preservation; Historic District
- Ch 127 Housing Standards
- Ch 130 Insurance
- Ch 136 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 141 Mechanical Standards
- Ch 143 Mobile Homes and Movable Trailers
- Ch 152 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 154 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 154 Art II Loitering and Prowling
- § 154-4 Prohibited acts; duty of peace officer.
- § 154-5 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 156 Peddlers and Transient Retail Merchants
- Ch 159 Plumbing
- Ch 160 Poles and Wires
- Ch 163 Property Maintenance
- Ch 165 Property Sales
- Ch 169 Rental Property
- Ch 172 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 175 Sewers
- Ch 177 Shopping Carts
- Ch 178 Signs
- Ch 184 Solid Waste
- Ch 187 Stormwater Management
- Ch 189 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 191 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 196 Taxation
- Ch 202 Trees
- Ch 205 (Reserved)
- Ch 207 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 212 Violation Tickets
- Ch 216 Water
- Ch 220 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A223 Agreements and Contracts
- Ch A224 Annexation of Territory
- Ch A225 Bond Issues and Loans
- Ch A226 Bridges
- Ch A227 Electricity
- Ch A228 Franchises and Easements
- Ch A229 Governmental and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Ch A230 Public Property
- Ch A231 Sewers
- Ch A232 Sidewalks
- Ch A233 Steps
- Ch A234 Streams
- Ch A235 Street Names and Changes
- Ch A236 Streets
- Ch A237 Walls
- Ch A238 Water
- Ch A239 Board of Health Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 8-25-1970 by Ord. No. 2853]
It is unlawful for any person to 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 manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or any
object. Unless flight by the actor or other circumstances makes it
impracticable, a peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for violation
of this article, afford the actor an opportunity to dispel any alarm
which would otherwise be warranted by requesting him to identify himself
and explain his presence and conduct. No person shall be convicted
of an offense under this article if the peace officer did not comply
with the preceding sentence or if it appears at hearing 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 violating the provisions of this
article, upon conviction thereof before a District Magistrate, shall
be subject to a fine of not more than $300 or to imprisonment for
not more than 90 days, or both.
