Bridgeport, CT Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 9.04.010
- Trigger
- Refusing order to leave
- Max fine
- $100 per offense
- Related section
- § 9.04.020 prostitution loitering
Summary
Bridgeport bans loitering on another's property or city-owned property without permission, but the offense only triggers once you refuse a police order to leave.
Any person who, without permission or legitimate purpose, loiters upon the property of another or upon city-owned property, and who upon command of any police officer or person in charge of city-owned property fails to quit such property, shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.12 of this code.
Full Breakdown
Under Municipal Code § 9.04.010, loitering itself on private or city-owned property isn't automatically illegal: the violation is refusing to quit the property after a police officer or the person in charge orders you off. A related section, § 9.04.020, separately bars loitering in public view for the purpose of prostitution or solicitation, with added due-process safeguards before an arrest can be made.
Violations & Fines
Punished under the Chapter 1.12 general penalty: a fine up to $100, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.
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