[Ord. 11-03, 2/10/2011]
1.
OBSTRUCT
PERSON
PUBLIC
TOWNSHIP
For the purpose of this Part, the following terms, phrases or words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context in which the word is used clearly indicates otherwise:
To render impassable without unreasonable inconvenience or
hazard.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm, organization
or corporation.
Affecting or likely to affect persons in a place to which
the public or a substantial group has access, not limited to but including
highways, alleys, thoroughfares, sidewalks, parks, transport facilities,
schools, apartment houses, places of business or amusement or any
neighborhood.
The Township of Susquehanna, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
2.
The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include
the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 11-03, 2/10/2011; as amended by Ord. 11-07, 3/10/2011]
A person is guilty of disorderly practice if, in a public place
with purpose to cause public inconvenience, disorder, annoyance or
alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he:
A.
Engages in fighting or threatening or in violent or tumultuous behavior.
B.
Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act
which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
C.
Appears in any public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol,
narcotics or other drug, not therapeutically administered, to the
degree that he may endanger himself or other persons or property,
or annoy persons in his vicinity.
D.
Having no legal privilege to do so, purposely or recklessly obstructs
any highway, street, alley, thoroughfare, sidewalk or public ground
of the Township, whether alone or with others, except that no person
shall be guilty of violating this subsection solely because of a gathering
of persons to hear him speak or otherwise communicate, or solely because
of being a member of such a gathering.
E.
Refuses to obey a reasonable official request or order to move or
any other lawful order of a police officer or flees in an attempt
to evade a police officer where there is reasonable suspicion that
criminal activity is a foot.
[Ord. 11-03, 2/10/2011]
Any person who violates any provision of this Part shall be
fined not less than $25 and not more than $600 and costs of prosecution
or, in default of the payment of such fines and costs, shall be imprisoned
not more than 30 days.
