[Amended 10-13-1971]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf,
wander, stand or remain idle, either alone or in consort with others,
in a public place in such a manner as to:
(1)
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public
sidewalk or other public place or building by hindering or impeding
or tend to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of
vehicles, traffic or pedestrians.
(2)
Commit in or upon any public street, public sidewalk
or other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction
to or interference with the free and uninterrupted use of property
or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing
or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk
or other public place or building, all of which prevents the free
and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress therein, thereon and
thereto.
B.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection A herein, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person to stop causing or 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 section.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care or custody of any minor under the age of 18 years to knowingly permit such minor to remain idle or loiter in violation of § 78-21 of this article.
Whenever any minor under the age of 18 years is arrested for violating § 78-21 of this article, the Chief of Police shall notify the parent, guardian or other person having custody of such minor of such arrest.
If it be established that any minor under the age of 18 years remained idle or loitered in violation of § 78-21 of this article between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, then it shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care or custody of such minor knowingly permitted such minor to do so.
If it be established that the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care or custody of any minor under the age of 18 years was duly notified pursuant to § 78-23 of this article that such minor had been arrested for a violation of § 78-21 of this article, then it shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that such parent, guardian or adult person knowingly permitted each subsequent violation.
[Amended 10-13-1971]
Any person who violates any provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on
each successive day continued.
