Kingsport, TN Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Liquor store rule
- § 6-150(a)(2): no loitering in the immediate vicinity
- Who is barred
- Anyone under 21 years of age or visibly intoxicated
- Beer permit rule
- § 6-219: holder cannot allow loitering around the business
- Minor curfew loitering
- § 62-189: under 16, 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Default penalty
- Not less than $10.00 or more than $50.00 (§ 1-14)
- Permit consequence
- Beverage board can revoke or suspend a beer permit
Summary
The City of Kingsport, Tennessee regulates loitering through its alcohol chapter: Sec. 6-150 bars anyone under 21 or visibly intoxicated from loitering in the immediate vicinity of a liquor store, and Sec. 6-219 makes it unlawful for a beer permit holder to allow a person to loiter around the place of business.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person under 21 years of age or any person who is visibly intoxicated to:(1)Enter or remain in a liquor store.(2)Loiter in the immediate vicinity of a liquor store.(3)Buy or receive any alcoholic beverage from any licensee or from any other person. ... It shall be unlawful for any person issued a permit under this division to allow a person to loiter around the place of business.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 6 of the Kingsport Code carries two direct loitering rules. Sec. 6-150(a), in Article II, Liquor, makes it unlawful for any person under 21 years of age or any person who is visibly intoxicated to enter or remain in a liquor store, loiter in the immediate vicinity of a liquor store, or buy or receive any alcoholic beverage from any licensee or from any other person. Subsection (b) makes it unlawful for a person under 21 to misrepresent his age to gain admission to a liquor store or to buy alcohol, and subsection (c) makes it unlawful to purchase alcohol from a licensee to sell or give to a person under 21 or a visibly intoxicated person.
Subsection (d) provides that the section does not prohibit a person 18 years of age or older from selling or dispensing alcoholic beverages in the course of employment. Sec. 6-219, in Article III, Beer, Division 2, Permits, puts the duty on the permit holder: it is unlawful for any person issued a permit under the division to allow a person to loiter around the place of business. Under Sec. 6-206, it is unlawful to sell, distribute, store or manufacture beer without first obtaining a permit from the beverage board, so the loitering duty attaches to every business holding one.
Loitering also appears in the minors' curfew, Sec. 62-189, which bars a child under 16 from loitering in public places from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 6-4 makes any person violating any section of Chapter 6 guilty of an offense punished as provided in Sec. 1-14, which sets a penalty of not less than $10.00 or more than $50.00 unless state law permits more. A licensee also faces suspension or revocation of the license. Under Sec. 6-171, a beer permit can be revoked or suspended by the beverage board, or the holder charged a civil penalty as provided by state law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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