Broken Arrow, OK Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Scope
- railroad stations, platforms, yards only
- Not covered
- general street or sidewalk loitering
- Origin
- Code 1970, § 21-5
- Exempted
- proper business or line of duty there
Summary
Broken Arrow makes it unlawful to loiter without business or duty inside a railroad station, on a platform, or anywhere on a railroad yard.
It shall be unlawful for any person not acting within the line of duty, not having any proper business, or not being on any proper mission requiring his presence there, to loiter within a railroad station or other railway building, upon a railroad station platform, or anywhere upon a railroad yard or other railroad premises.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Broken Arrow Code § 19-6 is narrow: it bars loitering specifically on railroad property, within a railroad station or building, on a station platform, or anywhere on a railroad yard or other railroad premises, by anyone without a proper business reason, mission, or line of duty there. Broken Arrow does not carry a general public loitering or sidewalk-obstruction ordinance covering streets, parks, or business districts; this section, carried forward from the 1970 Code, applies only to railroad property inside city limits in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. General street obstruction is addressed separately under the city's streets and sidewalks chapter.
Violations & Fines
The section does not state an offense class or fine for Chapter 19; enforcement follows the code's general penalty provision for unclassified offenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
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