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Q: How is being in your car parked at a place you don't live at 2:30am becomes loitering and prowling

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A: § 16-11-36. Loitering or prowling

A person commits the offense of loitering or prowling when he is

in a place at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals

under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.

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