§ 11-301. Definitions

MD Local Gov Code § 11-301 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

(e)    (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.