§ 11-301

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§11–301.

(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)“Curfew hours” means the hours between midnight and 5:00 a.m.

(c)“Establishment” means a privately owned place of business operated for profit to which the public is invited.

(d)“Guardian” means a person who is appointed by a court as a guardian.

(1)“Public place” means a place to which the general public has access for a lawful purpose.

(2)“Public place” includes:

(i)a public street, a sidewalk, an alley, a highway, and a right–of–way of a public street or highway; and

(ii)the common areas of a transport facility, a school, a hospital, an apartment building, an office building, a shopping center, a park, a playground, a parking lot, a theater, a restaurant, a bowling alley, a tavern, a cafe, an arcade, and a shop.

(f)“Remain” means to:

(1)linger unnecessarily in a public place; or

(2)fail to leave the premises of an establishment or a public place when asked by a law enforcement officer or an employee of the establishment or public place.