513.16 LOITERING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITY.
   (a)   No person shall loiter or do any of the following on or about any street, in or about any place open to the public, or in about any public or private place, for the purpose of engaging in drug-related activity contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter or of Ohio R.C. Chapter 2925 or 4729:
      (1)   Repeatedly stop, beckon to, attempt to stop or engage passersby in conversation;
      (2)   Repeatedly stop or attempt to stop motor vehicles by hailing, waiving arms or making bodily gestures;
      (3)   Act as look-outs;
      (4)   Transfer small objects or packages for currency or any other thing of value in a furtive fashion which would lead a law enforcement officer to believe or ascertain that a drug sale has occurred or is about to occur.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of loitering for the purpose of drug-related activity, a misdemeanor of the first degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 295-1992. Passed 12-21-92; Ord. 155-2004. Passed 9-20-04.)