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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="6-409" title_number="6" title_name="Crimes Against Property" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Trespass">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during the time when the public building or grounds, or specific part of the public building or grounds, is regularly closed to the public if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable person that the person who refuses or fails to leave has no apparent lawful business to pursue at the public building or grounds; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a regularly employed guard, watchman, or other authorized employee of the government unit that owns, operates, or maintains the public building or grounds asks the person to leave.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during regular business hours if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable person that the person who refuses or fails to leave:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has no apparent lawful business to pursue at the public building or grounds; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is acting in a manner disruptive of and disturbing to the conduct of normal business by the government unit that owns, operates, or maintains the public building or grounds; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an authorized employee of the government unit asks the person to leave.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
