11.06.080 Loitering.
A. The word “loiter” means to be dilatory, to stand idly around, to linger, delay, or wander about, or to remain, abide, or tarry in a public place.
B. A person commits a Class B municipal offense if he knowingly:
1. Loiters for the purpose of unlawful gambling with cards, dice, or other gambling paraphernalia; or
2. Loiters for the purpose of engaging or soliciting another person to engage in prostitution or deviate sexual intercourse; or
3. Loiters with intent to interfere with or disrupt the school program or with intent to interfere with or endanger school children, in a school building or on school grounds or within one hundred feet (100') of school grounds when persons under the age of eighteen (18) are present in the building or on the grounds, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of, or responsibility for, a pupil or other specific, legitimate reason for being there, and having been asked to leave by a school administrator or his representative or by a peace officer; or
4. Loiters with one (1) or more persons for the purpose of unlawfully using or possessing a controlled substance, as defined in § 18-18-102, C.R.S., as amended.
C. It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant’s acts were lawful and he was exercising his rights of lawful assembly as a part of peaceful and orderly petition for the redress of grievances, either in the course of labor disputes or otherwise. (Ord. 200 §1, 1982; Amended Ord. 472 §4, 2003; Amended Ord. 478 §1, 2003; Amended Ord. 705 §28, 2016; Amended Ord. 709 §2, 2016)