A resident accused of breaking a dispersal order was released on bail yesterday after his lawyer challenged the police’s action on constitutional grounds.Vernon Symonds, 36, had been in custody, accused of refusing to comply with an order to leave Woodlawn Road, White Hill, on September 13.He is the first person to be charged in connection with Section 110 of the Criminal Code, designed to give police greater powers to disperse groups who intimidate residents.However, his lawyer Marc Daniels told Magistrates’ Court police hadn’t gone far enough explaining the specifics of Mr Symonds’ wrongdoings before telling him to exit the spot, which was three streets away from his address.Prosecutor Susan Mulligan argued Acting Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, who placed a notice about the order in The Royal Gazette and Bermuda Sun, had satisfied the requirements of the law.After hearing Mr Daniels’ and Ms Mulligan’s differing interpretations of the legislation, Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner told the court he didn’t have the power to take Mr Daniels’ constitutional point, and adjourned the case to a date to be fixed in Supreme Court.He released Mr Symonds on $2,000 bail, initially with one surety, but dropped the demand for a surety when the defendant said he wouldn’t be able to find one.The court has previously heard the order was issued after complaints from residents about unruly behaviour from groups gathering in White Hill.After the notice was published in the newspapers, police spotted Mr Symonds in the banned area on three occasions, telling him to leave each time. Mr Symonds responded by standing his ground and being verbally abusive, according to the prosecutor.Yesterday, the defendant told the court he was in that area because he was trying to find work.“The day I got arrested, I was looking for a hustle. I wash people’s bikes and cars and things,” he said.In addition to his Section 110 charge, Mr Symonds has pleaded not guilty to offensive language.