(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) “Public place” means any street, sidewalk, bridge, alley or alleyway, plaza, park, driveway, parking lot or transportation facility or the doorways and entrance ways to any building which fronts on any of the aforesaid places, or a motor vehicle in or on any such place.
(2) “Known prostitute or panderer” means a person who, within a year previous to the date of arrest for a violation of this section, has, within the knowledge of the arresting officer been convicted of violating this section or any other section of the Codified Ordinances or the Ohio Revised Code relating to prostitution, solicitation or procurement.
(b) No person shall remain or wander about in a public place and repeatedly beckon to, or repeatedly attempt to engage passersby in conversation, or repeatedly stop or attempt to stop motor vehicles, or repeatedly interfere with the free passage of other persons, for the purpose of engaging in, soliciting or procuring sexual activity for hire. The circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested are: That such person is a known prostitute or panderer, repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to stop, or engages passersby in conversation, or repeatedly stops or attempts to stop motor vehicle operators by hailing, waving of arms or any other bodily gestures.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of loitering for the purpose of engaging in, soliciting or procuring sexual activity for hire, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Notwithstanding any other section of this Code a fine of at least two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) is mandatory upon conviction of an offense under this section.
(Ord. No. 773-87. Passed 6-16-87, eff. 6-19-87)