Revere, MA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

040 targets loitering at the entrances to civic and religious buildings rather than loitering everywhere in the city. It prohibits sauntering or loitering on the steps, portico or any other projection of, or on the walkway leading to, a public building, school, house of worship or public hall, but only when it interferes with the safety, comfort or convenience of the public passing through. The section sets no fixed time limit or headcount; instead it works as a dispersal power: any person found in one of the enumerated locations must leave as soon as a police officer, the property owner, or another person in charge of the property orders them to go.

Refusing that order completes the offense, rather than the mere act of standing near the building. O. 010. 010, which allows a fine of up to $300 per offense and treats each day of a continuing violation as a separate offense. The neighboring obstruction section expressly preserves the right of peaceful persuasion under Chapter 149, Section 24 of the General Laws, a protection that flows through to the loitering section since both share the same safety, comfort and convenience standard.