[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Muncy 4-6-1971 by Ord. No. 323; amended in its entirety 11-5-1991 by Ord. No.
422 (Ch. 6, Part 4, of the 1993 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Curfew — See Ch. 134.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
Any place to which the public has access, including any public
street or public sidewalk, the front of an area immediately adjacent
to any church, school, parking lot, store, restaurant, tavern or other
place of business.
No person shall loiter in a public place in such a manner as
to:
A.
Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace.
B.
Create or cause to be created any annoyance to any person or persons.
C.
Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
D.
Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public place as defined in § 184-1 of this chapter. This shall include the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to, or in whose hearing they are made.
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in § 184-2 of this chapter, any police officer may order that person to leave that place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
Any person, who shall violate any provision of this chapter,
shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $300, and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
