Southampton Village, NY Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

The Village's closest provision to a loitering ordinance is § 82-2, Public assemblies, in Chapter 82 (Peace and Good Order), Article I, adopted September 14, 1979 as L.L. No. 2-1979. It prohibits a person from causing a crowd to collect by his actions, with two safeguards written into the same sentence: it does not apply to someone lawfully addressing the crowd, and it cannot be read to prevent the peaceable assembling of persons for lawful purposes of protest or petition. The word "loiter" does not appear in the Code text, so standing in a place is not the offense; drawing a crowd is. Chapter 77 backs that line from the noise side by exempting noncommercial public speaking and public assembly on any public space or public right-of-way under § 77-4A(13).

Other Peace and Good Order sections fill in where conduct on public property can be cited. Section 82-1 bars sleeping in a stationary motor vehicle on Village streets, parks, recreation areas, beach access roads and parking areas between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Section 82-4 prohibits outdoor sports such as baseball, tennis, pickleball, basketball and racing between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any public or semipublic place, and it also reaches the owner or person in charge who is on the premises. Section 82-5 bars any act, amusement or practice endangering property or persons on the streets, highways or public places. Section 82-10 says no person shall maintain any encroachment upon any street. On the ocean beach, § 80-1M forbids acts that start or encourage a riot, public disorder or disturbance of the peace. In the VB Business District, § 82-7 bars bicycles and motor vehicles on public sidewalks and bars skateboards, roller skates and in-line skates on streets and sidewalks.