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947.02 Vagrancy.

947.02

947.02 Vagrancy. Any of the following are vagrants and are guilty of a Class C misdemeanor:

947.02(1)

(1) A person, with the physical ability to work, who is without lawful means of support and does not seek employment; or

947.02(3)

(3) A prostitute who loiters on the streets or in a place where intoxicating liquors are sold, or a person who, in public, solicits another to commit a crime against sexual morality; or

947.02(4)

(4) A person known to be a professional gambler or known as a frequenter of gambling places or who derives part of his or her support from begging or as a fortune teller or similar impostor.

947.02 - ANNOT.

History: 1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 1999 a. 83.