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Contents11-77 Trespassing

11-77 Trespassing

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  1. (1) Public premises. On premises open to the public it shall be a civil offense for any person to defy a lawful order, personally communicated to him by the owner or other authorized person, not to enter or remain upon the premises of another, including premises which are at the time open to the public. The owner of the premises, or his authorized agent, may lawfully order another not to enter or remain upon the premises if such person is committing, or commits, any act which interferes with, or tends to interfere with, the normal, orderly, peaceful or efficient conduct of the activities of such premises.
  2. (2) Closed or partially closed premises. On premises closed or partially closed to public, it shall be a civil offense for any person to knowingly enter or remain upon the premises of another which is not open to the public, notwithstanding that another part of the premises is at the time open to the public.
  3. (3) Vacant buildings. It shall be a civil offense for any person to enter and remain upon the premises of a vacated building after notice against trespass is personally communicated to him by the owner or other authorized person or is posted in a conspicuous manner.
  4. (4) Lots and buildings in general. It shall be a civil offense for any person to enter or remain on or in any lot or parcel of land or any building or other structure after notice against trespass is personally communicated to him by the owner or other authorized person or is posted in a conspicuous manner.
  5. (5) Peddlers and similar merchants. It shall also be a civil offense and deemed to be a trespass for any peddler, canvasser, solicitor, transient merchant, or other person to fail to promptly leave the private premises of any person who requests or directs him to leave.