An ordinance targeting pushy Las
Vegas-area prostitutes has been overturned by Nevada Supreme
Court justices -- who say it's so vague that high school
cheerleaders could be arrested for flagging down motorists for a
car wash.
By failing to spell out circumstances for which someone could
be arrested for prostitution loitering, the high court says the
ordinance gives officers too much discretion and could lead to
absurd results.
Besides cheerleaders, the court says the ordinance could
result in arrests of tourists who, while celebrating a holiday,
wave to cars while strolling along sidewalks.
The ruling favors Lani Silvar, who was charged under the
Clark County ordinance with misdemeanor "loitering for the
purpose of prostitution."
The decision doesn't affect separate ordinances that bar
soliciting or actual prostitution.
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