(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, within the town limits, to be an eavesdropper or a “Peeping Tom” on or about the premises of another, or to go about or upon the premises of another for the purpose of becoming an eavesdropper or a Peeping Tom. The term
PEEPING TOM as used in this section shall be defined to be one who peeps through windows or doors, or other like places, on or about the premises of another, for the purpose of spying upon or invading the privacy of the person or persons spied upon, and the doing of any other acts of a similar nature, tending to invade the privacy of the person or persons.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent duly constituted officers of the law from performing their official duties in ferreting out offenders or suspected offenders against the law, or secretly watching a person suspected of violating the laws of the state of the town, for the purpose of apprehending the suspected violator; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not be construed as giving the officers any additional rights and powers upon private property, but shall be construed as preserving only the powers as they had before passage of this section.
(1995 Code, § 9-1006)