[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Village of Cottage Grove 7-2-1984
as Secs. 10.19 and 10.25 of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 235.
No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner
not usual for law-abiding persons 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 officer,
refuses to identify himself or herself, or manifestly endeavors to conceal
himself or herself or any object. Unless flight by the person or other circumstances
make it impracticable, a police officer shall, prior to any arrest for an
offense under this section, afford the person an opportunity to dispel any
alarm which would otherwise be warranted, by requesting the person to provide
proper identification and explain his or her presence and conduct. No person
shall be convicted of an offense under this section if the police 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
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 on the same after being requested by any police
officer to move.
No person shall loaf or loiter in groups or crowds upon the public streets,
alleys, sidewalks, street crossings or bridges or in any public place within
the Village in such manner as to prevent, interfere with or obstruct the ordinary
free use of such public streets, sidewalks, streets, 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 on 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 places.
No person shell loiter, lounge or loaf in or about any depot, theater,
dance hall, restaurant, store, public sidewalk, public parking lot or other
place of assembly or public use after being requested to move by any police
officer. Upon 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.
