Moore, OK Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Sec 10-318, part of Chapter 10-3, Offenses Against Property, and rooted in Ordinance 456 from August 1, 1988, targets people who linger on a closed business's property rather than public loitering generally. The section defines 'after business hours' as the period once the doors that were open to the public are closed and locked and the business has stopped admitting customers, and it applies equally to buildings that sit vacant or permanently or temporarily closed. A person cannot be charged unless the property carries a conspicuous sign stating, in substance, that the premises are posted and that anyone congregating, occupying, remaining, or parking a vehicle there is subject to prosecution under the Code.

Once that sign is up, the section creates a rebuttable presumption that anyone on the property, or any vehicle left there, after the posted closing time is there unlawfully, though the presumption does not apply within 30 minutes of a posted opening or closing time and can be rebutted with proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the owner's permission. A parked vehicle in violation can be impounded on the property owner's complaint, with the vehicle's registered owner responsible for towing and storage charges as well as any fine.

The Moore Police Department enforces the section, and Sec 10-318 states that unlawful presence or congregating after hours, and unlawful parking after hours, are each punishable as provided in Sec 1-108, the general penalty section.