Oneida, NY Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Section 113-2 of the City of Oneida Code, part of Chapter 113, Peace and Good Order, targets loitering that continues after a lawful order to stop. The provision reaches two settings: loitering in streets, alleys, parks or other public places within the corporation tax district, and loitering or concealment in the stairway or hall of any building, without any apparent lawful purpose or business. Neither setting alone is the violation; the offense is completed only when the person neglects or refuses to move on after being asked by any policeman or police officer in the outdoor setting, or refuses to leave after being asked by any peace officer or by the building's owner or occupant in the stairway or hall setting.

A person who complies with the request to move on or leave commits no offense under this section. L. No. 2-1996) separately criminalizes public indecency and indecent exposure as Class A misdemeanors. Unlike § 113-5, § 113-2 does not spell out its own fine or jail term beyond declaring the offense a misdemeanor; because Chapter 113 sets no chapter-specific penalty schedule, the citywide general penalty in § 1-14 fills the gap, exposing a violator to a fine up to $1,000, imprisonment up to one year, or both, with each day of a continuing violation counted separately.