(A) For the purpose of this section, PUBLIC PLACES means any street, sidewalk, bridge, alley or alleyway, plaza, park, driveway, parking lot or transportation facility, or doorways and entranceways to any building which fronts on any of those places, or a motor vehicle in or on any of those places, or any property owned by the city.
(B) For the purpose of this section, a KNOWN UNLAWFUL DRUG USER, POSSESSOR OR SELLER is a person who has, within the knowledge of the arresting officer, been convicted in any court within the state of any violation involving the use, possession or sale of any of the substances referred to in the state’s Controlled Substances Act, G.S. Ch. 90, any violation of any substantially similar laws of any political subdivision of the state or of any other state or of federal law.
(C) It shall be unlawful for a person to remain or wander about in a public place and to do the following for the purpose of engaging in a violation of any subdivision of the state’s Controlled Substances Act, G.S. Ch. 90, Art. 5:
(1) Repeatedly beckon to, stop or attempt to stop passers-by or repeatedly attempt to engage passers-by in conversation;
(2) Repeatedly stop or attempt to stop motor vehicles; and/or
(3) Repeatedly interfere with the free passage of other persons; or repeatedly pass to or receive from passers-by, whether on foot or in a vehicle, money or objects.
(D) In the trial of any person charged with a violation of any of the provision of this section, testimony of a prior controlled substance conviction, or testimony concerning the reputation of any place, structure or building, and of the person who resides in or frequents the same, and of the defendant with regards to whether such person is a known unlawful drug user, processor or seller, shall be admissible in evidence in support of the charge.
(2005 Code, § 50-9) (Ord. passed 9-5-1989) Penalty, see § 130.99