How do you contest a citation of U/A Loitering in a Tavern, if a 20 year old was waiting for their cab?
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How do you contest a citation of U/A Loitering in a Tavern, if a 20 year old was waiting for their cab?
It was 20 degrees outside.
Asked on March 2, 2014 under Criminal Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Local areas vary on the degree to which police are empowered to arrest loiterers; limitations on their power are sometimes made over concerns regarding racial profiling.
In Canada, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal regarding a case of loitering near a playground by a man convicted of child abuse. (See R. v. Heywood.)
In many places loitering is a crime in and of itself. In other places loitering on public property is not necessarily illegal (unless loiterers are violating another law such as loitering to solicit for prostitution, begging, consuming alcoholic beverages in public, etc.). Loitering for the purpose of prostitution is illegal in all U.S. states.
I suggest that you consult with a criminal attorney in your locality as to how to defend the matter. One can be found on attorneypages.com.
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