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    SECTION 165.25

    Jostling

    Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE J, ARTICLE 165

    § 165.25 Jostling.

    A person is guilty of jostling when, in a public place, he
    intentionally and unnecessarily:

    1. Places his hand in the proximity of a person's pocket or handbag;
    or

    2. Jostles or crowds another person at a time when a third person's
    hand is in the proximity of such person's pocket or handbag.

    Jostling is a class A misdemeanor.