Henderson, NV Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Henderson Municipal Code § 8.60.090
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under § 8.60.160
- Enforced by
- Henderson Police Department
- Scope
- Loitering to solicit or patronize prostitution
- Chapter
- HMC Ch. 8.60, Prostitution and Indecent Conduct
Summary
Henderson bans loitering in public to repeatedly stop or solicit passersby or vehicles for prostitution purposes, a misdemeanor under Chapter 8.60 of the Henderson Municipal Code.
It is unlawful for any person to remain or wander about in a public place and repeatedly beckon to, or repeatedly stop, or repeatedly attempt to stop, or repeatedly attempt to engage passers-by in conversation, or repeatedly stop or attempt to stop motor vehicles, or repeatedly interfere with the free passage of other persons, for the purpose of prostitution, or of patronizing a prostitute.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 59 Update 3).
Full Breakdown
Henderson Municipal Code § 8.60.090 makes it unlawful to remain or wander in a public place and repeatedly beckon to, stop, or attempt to stop passersby or vehicles, or interfere with free passage, for the purpose of prostitution or patronizing a prostitute. The ordinance sits in Chapter 8.60, Prostitution and Indecent Conduct, alongside bans on accosting and soliciting (§ 8.60.070) and maintaining a place of prostitution (§ 8.60.080). Henderson Police enforce it citywide; a violation is a misdemeanor under § 8.60.160. This is a targeted anti-solicitation loitering law, not a general vagrancy ordinance: ordinary loitering without the prostitution purpose is not covered.
Violations & Fines
Henderson police cite offenders under HMC § 8.60.090; § 8.60.160 makes any Chapter 8.60 violation a misdemeanor, prosecuted in Henderson Municipal Court.
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