[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Whiteland 11-20-1989 by Ord. No. 165 (Ch.
6, Part 5, of the 1983 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
A person guilty of a summary offense if, with the
intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly
creating a risk thereof, he or she:
B.
As used in this section the word "public" means affecting
or likely to affect persons in a place to which the public or a substantial
group has access; among the places included are highways, transport
facilities, schools, prisons, apartment houses, places of business
or amusement, any neighborhood, or any premises which are open to
the public.
A person commits a summary offense when he or
she, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person:
A.
Strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects a person
to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same; or
B.
Follows a person in or about a public place or places;
or
C.
Engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits
acts which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serves
no legitimate purpose.
A person is guilty of a summary offense if he
or she appears in any public place manifestly under the influence
of alcohol to the degree that he or she may endanger himself or herself
or other persons or property, or annoy persons in his or her vicinity.
Where three or more persons are participating
in a course of disorderly conduct which causes or may reasonably be
expected to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance
or alarm, a peace officer or other public servant engaged in executing
or enforcing the law may order the participants and others in the
immediate vicinity to disperse. A person who refuses or knowingly
fails to obey such an order commits a summary offense.
A.
Occupied vehicles. Whoever intentionally throws, shoots
or propels a rock, stone, brick, or piece of iron, steel or other
like metal, or any deadly or dangerous missile, or fire bomb, into
a vehicle or instrumentality of public transportation that is occupied
by one or more persons shall be guilty of a summary offense.
A person commits a summary offense if, with
intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering,
he or she disturbs or interrupts it.
A person commits a summary offense if he or
she does any lewd act which he or she knows is likely to be observed
by others who would be affronted or alarmed.
Any person who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon summary conviction therefor, be sentenced
to jail for a period not exceeding 30 days and/or pay a fine not to
exceed $600. Each occurrence or violation shall be deemed a separate
offense subject to additional penalties upon conviction.