Loitering is only a crime under PC 647(h) if it is done for an unlawful purpose. If you are lingering somewhere with a lawful purpose, it is not a crime. The context will dictate when a purpose for lingering is a lawful one.
§ 5506. Loitering and prowling at night time.Whoever at night time maliciously loiters or maliciously prowls around a dwelling house or any other place used wholly or in part for living or dwelling purposes, belonging to or occupied by another, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
我去过一次法庭，人很多，见法官前有工作人员来谈判，把事情处理好了，见了法官就说 guilty，付罚款，不记点，交通单
