Littleton, CO Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Section 6-4-73 of the Littleton City Code, titled 'Loitering,' was repealed outright by Ordinance No. ' That means the City of Littleton has no stand-alone ordinance that makes mere presence, waiting, or gathering in a public place a punishable act on its own. Before 2020 the city enforced a distinct loitering offense; council chose to strike it rather than replace it, so officers cannot cite a person under Section 6-4-73 today. The repeal does not leave public spaces unregulated. The Littleton Police Department still enforces disorderly conduct at Section 6-4-72, which covers unreasonable noise near a private residence a person has no right to occupy or fighting in a public place, and obstructing-public-ways at Section 6-4-76, which bars standing or congregating on a sidewalk, street or alley in a way that blocks another person's passage and criminalizes refusing to move on when a police officer orders it.

on weeknights, extended to midnight on Friday and Saturday, subject to defenses for a supervising adult, direct return from a scheduled activity, or emancipation. An adult who is not blocking a sidewalk and not disturbing the peace has no loitering exposure under Littleton law at all.