Chapter 5
LOITERING

Sections:

   5-5.01   Public highways and sidewalks.

   5-5.02   Places of public assemblage.

   5-5.03   Definitions for curfew provisions.

   5-5.04   Minors: Curfew; Responsibility of parents and guardians.

   5-5.05   Penalty.

Sec. 5-5.01. Public highways and sidewalks.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter or stand or sit in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk, or crosswalk in the unincorporated territory of the County so as in any manner to hinder or obstruct the free passage therein or thereon of persons or vehicles passing along the same or so as in any manner to annoy or molest persons passing along the same. (§ 1, Ord. 140)

Sec. 5-5.02. Places of public assemblage.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter or stand or sit in or at the entrance of any church, hall, theater, or other place of public assemblage in the unincorporated territory of the County so as to in any manner obstruct such entrance. (§ 2, Ord. 140)

Sec. 5-5.03. Definition for curfew provisions.

   For the purposes of Sections 5-5.04 and 5-5.05:

   “Curfew hours” means the period from 10:00 p.m. any evening of the week, or 11:00 p.m. daylight savings time, until 6:00 a.m. the following day.

   “Emergency” means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, natural disaster, an automobile accident or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life.

   “Establishment” means any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including but not limited to any place of amusement or entertainment.

   “Guardian” means: (1) a person who, under court order, is the guardian of a minor; or (2) a public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by the court.

   “Minor” means any person under eighteen (18) years of age.

   “Parent” means a person who is a natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent of the minor.

   “Public place” means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to streets, highways, and common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.

   “Responsible adult” means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older, authorized by a parent or guardian to have the care and custody of a minor.

   “Serious bodily injury” means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. (§ 1, Ord. 327, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1358, effective May 31, 2007)