, which is based on earlier testimony from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, would have clarified that police cannot arrest someone if they march up and down the street near the residence after being asked to disperse.
"So let's just say that every crime that would be 'around the basket,' if you will, of this particular set of circumstances, like criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, local noise ordinances, obstruction of traffic ... all of those things would have the propensity to allow a person to violate the crime, be told not to do it any longer, 'Please leave,' and then they could come back three seconds later," Baldwin said.
They just wouldn't be allowed to concentrate outside someone’s home, Curtis said, as she testified in favor of the bill.