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 person takes flight upon appearance of a police or peace
officer, refuses to identify himself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself
or any object.
Unless flight by the person or other circumstances make it impracticable, a police or peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an offense under §
200-1, afford the person 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 §
200-1 if the police or peace officer did not comply with the preceding sentence or if it appears at trial that the explanation given by the person was true and if believed by the police or peace officer at the time would have dispelled the alarm.
No person shall obstruct any street, bridge, sidewalk or crossing by
lounging or loitering in or upon the same after being requested to move on
by any police officer.
No person shall loaf or loiter in groups or crowds upon the public streets,
alleys, sidewalks, street crossings or bridges or in any other public places
within the Village in such manner as to prevent, interfere with or obstruct
the ordinary free use of such public streets, sidewalks, street crossings
and bridges or other public places by persons passing along and over the same.
No person shall loaf or loiter in groups or crowds upon the public streets,
sidewalks or adjacent doorways or entrances, street crossings or bridges or
in any other public place or on any private premises without invitation from
the owner or occupant after being requested to move by any police officer
or by any person in authority at such place.
No person shall loiter, lounge, or loaf in or about any
depot, theater, restaurant, store, public sidewalk, public parking lot or
other place of assembly or public use after being requested to move; a person
must immediately comply with such request by leaving the premises or area
thereof at the time of the request.
Except as otherwise provided, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code.