True or False: A person is not considered trespassing if the property owner cannot give a valid reason for their departure.

The statement is false because trespassing is determined by whether a person is present on someone else's property without permission, regardless of the property owner's reasons for wanting the individual to leave. If a property owner has asked someone to leave their premises, the individual must comply. The absence of a valid reason from the property owner does not negate the trespassing; the individual's presence without authorization is the critical factor.

In essence, trespassing laws focus on consent to enter or remain on property rather than the justifications the property owner provides once the individual is on the property. Therefore, the lack of a valid reason doesn’t excuse a person from being on the property against the wishes of the owner.