Public place (definition)
| State Law | ||
| Arizona | ||
| includes streets, alleys, roadways, sidewalks, rights of way, easements and similar properties as to which a city, town, county, the state, the public service corporation or the public agency may have a right Arizona Laws 40-341 | ||
| California | ||
| means any street, alley, park, public building, any place of business or assembly open to or frequented by the public, and any other place that is open to the public view, or to which the public has access California Health and Safety Code 443.1 | ||
| means any system supplying two or more customers where any portion is under a public right of way California Public Utilities Code 4451 | ||
| Delaware | ||
| means any indoor or outdoor area or portion thereof generally accessible to the public Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302 | ||
| Hawaii | ||
| includes any property, building, structure, or water to which the public has a right of access and use Hawaii Revised Statutes 440G-3 | ||
| means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests Hawaii Revised Statutes 339-1 | ||
| means any publicly owned property or privately owned property open for public use or to which the public is invited for entertainment or business purposes Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1 | ||
| Idaho | ||
| means any enclosed indoor place of business, commerce, banking, financial service or other service-related activity, whether publicly or privately owned and whether operated for profit or not, to which persons not employed at the public place have general and regular access or which the public uses including:
Idaho Code 39-5502 |
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| Indiana | ||
| means an enclosed area of a structure in which the public is invited or permitted Indiana Code 7.1-5-12-2 | ||
| means any place to which the public is invited by special or an implied invitation Indiana Code 32-30-7-5 | ||
| Iowa | ||
| means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including common areas, and including but not limited to all of the following: | ||
| means any place, building, or conveyance to which the public has or is permitted access Iowa Code 123.3 | ||
| Kentucky | ||
| means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access and includes but is not limited to highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusements, parks, places of business, playgrounds, and hallways, lobbies, and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence Kentucky Statutes 525.010 | ||
| Maine | ||
| means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether or not owned or operated by public or private interests Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2263 | ||
| means any place not open to the sky into which the public is invited or allowed Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1541 | ||
| Michigan | ||
| except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), means any of the following:
(i) An enclosed, indoor area owned or operated by a state or local governmental agency and used by the general public or serving as a meeting place for a public body, including an office, educational facility, home for the aged, nursing home, county medical care facility, hospice, hospital long-term care unit, auditorium, arena, meeting room, or public conveyance Michigan Laws 333.12601 |
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| means a public street, sidewalk, or park or any area open to the general public in a publicly owned or operated building or public place of business Michigan Laws 722.644 | ||
| means real property or an appurtenance to the real property which is owned by this state, a public agency, or by a college or university in this state Michigan Laws 18.71 | ||
| Missouri | ||
| any place which at the time of the offense is open to the public Missouri Laws 574.005 | ||
| Montana | ||
| means any tract owned by the state or its subdivisions Montana Code 76-1-103 | ||
| Nebraska | ||
| means an indoor area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, whether or not the public is always invited or permitted Nebraska Statutes 71-5726 | ||
| shall mean any place or area in the state that is used or held out for use by the public, whether owned or operated by public or private interests Nebraska Statutes 81-1544 | ||
| New York | ||
| means a public place as defined in regulation by the commissioner N.Y. Public Health Law 3360 | ||
| North Carolina | ||
| is a place which is open to the public, whether it is publicly or privately owned North Carolina General Statutes 14-443 | ||
| Ohio | ||
| means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted and that is not a private residence Ohio Code 3794.01 | ||
| Rhode Island | ||
| means an enclosed area capable of holding three hundred (300) people or more and to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to: banks; bars; educational facilities; healthcare facilities; laundromats; public transportation facilities; reception areas; restaurants; retail food production and marketing establishments; retail service establishments; retail stores; shopping malls; sports arenas; government offices; theaters; and waiting rooms Rhode Island General Laws 23-6.5-2 | ||
| means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, banks, bars, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, the state house, theaters, and waiting rooms Rhode Island General Laws 23-20.10-2 | ||
| means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3, Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3 | ||
| Tennessee | ||
| means a place to which the public or a group of persons has access and includes, but is not limited to, highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, places of business, playgrounds and hallways, lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence Tennessee Code 39-11-106 | ||
| means an enclosed area to which the public is invited, including, but not limited to, banks, educational facilities, health care facilities, hotel and motel lobbies, laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, recreational facilities, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, places of employment and waiting rooms Tennessee Code 39-17-1802 | ||
| means any public street, sidewalk or park, or any area open to the general public in any publicly owned or operated building Tennessee Code 39-17-1503 | ||
| Texas | ||
| means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops Texas Penal Code 1.07 | ||
| Utah | ||
| includes the lobbies, hallways, elevators, restaurants and other dining areas, and restrooms of any of the locations or structures under Subsection (5)(a) Utah Code 76-9-902 | ||
| means a place to which the public or any substantial group of the public has access Utah Code 76-10-1301 | ||
| Vermont | ||
| means an open area where patrons cannot be accommodated inside a permanent building, other than a stadium used for sporting events, or a fairground having permanent seats for patrons, with respect to which a private person permits use by the general public | ||
| means any street, alley, park, sidewalk, public building other than individual dwellings, any place of public accommodation as defined in 9 V | ||
| means municipal property, including a municipal park, a recreation area, or a municipal building | ||
| Virginia | ||
| means any area that is used or held out for use by the public, whether owned or operated by public or private interests Virginia Code 10.1-1414 | ||
| means any enclosed, indoor area used by the general public, including but not limited to any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof or any locality, public conveyance or public vehicle, educational facility, hospital, nursing facility or nursing home, other health care facility, library, retail store of 15,000 square feet or more, auditorium, arena, theater, museum, concert hall, or other area used for a performance or an exhibit of the arts or sciences, or any meeting room Virginia Code 15.2-2820 | ||
| means any place, building, or conveyance to which the public has, or is permitted to have, access, including restaurants, soda fountains, hotel dining areas, lobbies and corridors of hotels, and any park, place of public resort or amusement, highway, street, lane, or sidewalk adjoining any highway, street, or lane Virginia Code 4.1-600, Virginia Code 4.1-100 | ||
| Washington | ||
| includes streets and alleys of incorporated cities and towns; state or county or township highways or roads; buildings and grounds used for school purposes; public dance halls and grounds adjacent thereto; those parts of establishments where beer may be sold under this title, soft drink establishments, public buildings, public meeting halls, lobbies, halls and dining rooms of hotels, restaurants, theaters, stores, garages and filling stations which are open to and are generally used by the public and to which the public is permitted to have unrestricted access; railroad trains, stages, and other public conveyances of all kinds and character, and the depots and waiting rooms used in conjunction therewith which are open to unrestricted use and access by the public; publicly owned bathing beaches, parks, and/or playgrounds; and all other places of like or similar nature to which the general public has unrestricted right of access, and which are generally used by the public Washington Code 66.04.010 | ||
| means that portion of any building or vehicle used by and open to the public, regardless of whether the building or vehicle is owned in whole or in part by private persons or entities, the state of Washington, or other public entity, and regardless of whether a fee is charged for admission, and includes a presumptively reasonable minimum distance, as set forth in RCW 70 Washington Code 70.160.020 | ||
| West Virginia | ||
| includes any property, building, structure or water to which the public has a right of access and use West Virginia Code 24D-1-2 | ||
| means any lots, tracts or parcels of land, structures, buildings or parts thereof owned or leased by a governing body or unit of government West Virginia Code 8A-1-2 |