Irving, TX Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 24-4, Loitering
- Origin
- Ordinance 192
- Standard
- cannot give a good account of yourself
- Where it applies
- another person's property or premises
- Related sections
- Sec. 24-5 to 24-7, obstruction offenses
Summary
Irving makes it unlawful to loiter on another person's property or premises without being able to give a good account of yourself. The century-old rule sits in the city's miscellaneous offenses chapter alongside separate obstruction ordinances for streets and building entrances.
No person shall be found loitering about the property or upon the premises of another without being able to give a good account of himself.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4988517; v32 updated 2026-07-30).
Full Breakdown
Sec. ' The provision is narrow: it targets a person found on someone else's property or premises, not general standing around in public, and turns on whether the person can explain their presence when questioned, rather than setting a fixed time limit or distance. It sits in Article I of Chapter 24, Offenses-Miscellaneous, alongside related but distinct obstruction provisions: Sec. 24-5 bars groups from obstructing building entrances, alcoves or steps and requires them to disperse when ordered by police; Sec. 24-6 does the same for rooms or hallways inside a building; and Sec.
24-7 covers groups obstructing a public street or sidewalk. Each of those obstruction sections requires a specific act of blocking passage plus a refusal to move on after a police order, which the bare loitering provision in Sec. 24-4 does not require.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 24 does not carry a chapter-wide penalty clause of its own for Article I offenses like Sec. 24-4; violations of this and the surrounding miscellaneous offense sections are prosecuted as Class C misdemeanors under the city's general penalty provisions, since no higher penalty is specified for loitering itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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