1720                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                        Ch. 289

(a)   [It shall be unlawful for any] A person [to] MAY NOT
loiter at, on or in a public place or place open to the public so
as:

(1)  To interfere, impede or hinder the free passage
of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; or

(2)  To interfere with, obstruct, harass, curse, or
threaten or do physical harm to another member or members of the
public; or

(3)  To cause, by words, acts or other conduct, a
reasonable likelihood of a breach of the peace or disorderly
conduct.

(b)   [It shall be unlawful for any] A person [to] MAY NOT
loiter as defined in Section 20A-1 at a public place or place
open to the public and [to] fail to obey the direction of a
uniformed police officer or the direction of a properly
identified police officer not in uniform to move on, when not to
obey the direction [shall endanger] ENDANGERS the public peace.
(1971, ch. 779, sec. 20A-2.)

20A-3. Picketing and lawful assembly.

[Nothing herein shall] THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT be construed to
prohibit orderly picketing or other lawful assembly. (1971, ch.
779, sec. 20A-3.)

20A-4. Penalty provisions; arrest.

(a)  Penalty provisions. Any person violating any of the
provisions [herein shall be deemed] OF THIS SUBTITLE IS guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, [thereof] shall be subject to
a fine of not more than [$100.00] $100 or imprisonment for not
more than [ten] 10 days, or both [fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court].

(b)  Arrest; notice of violation. Any police officer
witnessing a violation of this ordinance [may], as an alternative
to making an arrest, MAY issue to the violator a "Notice of
Violation," which, in addition to factors as required by the form
of notice to be approved by the county commissioners, shall
specify the violation with which the violator is charged, and it
shall set forth the hour, date, and location that the violator is
summoned to appear before the District Court sitting for
Washington County to answer [said] THE charge.

(c)  Warning of violation. [No] A person [shall] MAY NOT be
charged with a violation of this ordinance (See note (1)) [unless
and] until the arresting officer has first warned the person of
the violation and the person has failed or refused to stop [such]
THE violation. (1971, ch. 779, sec. 20A-4.)

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