LOITERING ORDINANCE
CITY OF EASTPORT
LOITERING ORDINANCE
SEC. 1 LOITERING PROHIBITED
IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LOITER, LOAF, WANDER, STAND OR REMAIN IDLE EITHER ALONE, AND/OR IN CONSORT WITH OTHERS IN A PUBLIC PLACE IN SUCH A MATTER
TO:
1.1 OBSTRUCT ANY PUBLIC STREET, PUBLIC HIGHWAY, PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR ANY OTHER
PUBLIC PLACE OR BUILDING BY HINDERING OR IMPEDING OR TENDING TO HINDER OR
IMPEDE THE FREE AND UNINTERRUPTED PASSAGE OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIAN;
OR
2.2 COMMIT IN OR UPON ANY PUBLIC STREET, PUBLIC HIGHWAY, PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR
ANY OTHER PUBLIC PLACE OR BUILDING ANY ACT OR THING WHICH IS AN OBSTRUCTION
OR INTERFERENCE TO THE FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED USE OF PROPERTY OR WITH ANY
BUSINESS LAWFULLY CONDUCTED BY ANYONE IN SUCH PUBLIC STREET, PUBLIC HIGHWAY,
PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC PLACE OR BUILDING, ALL OF WHICH PREVENTS
THE FREE AND UNINTERRUPTED INGRESS, EGRESS, AND REGRESS, THEREIN, THEREON,
AND THERETO.
SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS
AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE
2.1 LOITERING SHALL MEAN REMAINING IDLE IN ESSENTIALLY ONE LOCATION AND SHALL INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF SPENDING TIME IDLY; TO BE DILATORY; TO LINGER; TO STAY; TO SAUNTER; TO DELAY; TO STAND AROUND AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSION "HANGING AROUND".
2.2 PUBLIC PLACE SHALL MEAN ANY PLACE TO WHICH THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS ACCESS AND A RIGHT TO RESORT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, OR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSE, BUT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN A PLACE DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE USES OF THE PUBLIC. IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE FRONT OR IMMEDIATE AREA OF ANY STORE, SHOP, RESTAURANT, TAVERN, OR OTHER PLACE OF BUSINESS AND ALSO PUBLIC GROUNDS, AREAS OF PARKS.
SEC. 3 POLICE ORDER TO DISPERSE
3.1 WHEN ANY PERSON CAUSES OR COMMITS ANY OF THE CONDITIONS ENUMERATED IN SECTION 8-101, POLICE OFFICER OR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL ORDER THAT PERSON TO STOP COMMITTING SUCH CONDITIONS AND TO MOVE ON OR DISPERSE. ANY PERSON WHO FAILS OR REFUSES TO OBEY SUCH ORDERS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
3.2 ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $100 DOLLARS.
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