A.
A person
commits the offense of peace disturbance if:
1.
He/she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person
or persons by:
a.
Loud noise;
b.
Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific
individual and uttered under circumstances which are likely to produce
an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient;
c.
Threatening to commit a felonious act against any person under circumstances
which are likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that such threat
may be carried out;
d.
Fighting;
e.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor; or
f.
Urinating or defecating in public.
3.
Willfully interrupts, disrupts or disturbs any lawful meeting
or assembly.
[Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
B.
For purposes of this Section, an offense committed by means of writing,
telephonic communication or electronic communication shall be deemed
to have occurred at the place from which the communication was made
or sent and at the place where the communication was first heard or
read by the recipient.
[Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
B.
For purposes of this Section, an offense committed by means of writing,
telephonic communication or electronic communication shall be deemed
to have occurred at the place from which the communication was made
or sent and at the place where the communication was first heard or
read by the recipient.
[Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
For the purposes of Sections 215.210 and 215.215, the following words shall have the meanings set out herein:
Any place which at the time is not open to the public. It
includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
Any property in which the actor does not have a possessory
interest.
Any place which at the time is open to the public. It includes
property which is owned publicly or privately.
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If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied
units, such units are separate premises.
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[Ord. No. 6250 §1, 12-11-2012]
A.
Every
citizen may freely speak, write and publish the person's sentiments
on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right, but
no person shall knowingly picket or engage in other protest activities,
nor shall any association or corporation knowingly cause picketing
or other protest activities to occur, within three hundred (300) feet
of any residence, cemetery, funeral home, church, synagogue, or other
establishment or location during or within one (1) hour before or
one (1) hour after any actual funeral or burial service at that place.
B.
As
used in this Section, "other protest activities" means
any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or disturb
a funeral or burial service.
C.
As
used in this Section, "funeral" and "burial" services mean the ceremonies and memorial services held in conjunction with the burial or cremation of the dead, but this Section does not apply to processions while they are in transit beyond any three hundred (300) foot zone that is established under Subsection (A) above.
[1]
Editor's Note—Ord. no. 6087 §1, adopted September
8, 2009, repealed section 215.223 "funeral protests prohibited, when—funeral
defined" in its entirety. Subsequently, ord. no. 6250 §1, enacted
December 11, 2012, replaced this section with "disturbance of funeral
and burial services".
A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if he/she
knowingly assembles with six (6) or more other persons and agrees
with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this State
or of the United States with force or violence.
A person commits the offense of rioting if he/she knowingly
assembles with six (6) or more other persons and agrees with such
persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this State or of the
United States with force or violence and thereafter, while still so
assembled, does violate any of said laws with force or violence.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being
present at the scene of an unlawful assembly or at the scene of a
riot, he/she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command
of a Law Enforcement Officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful
assembly or riot.
[CC 1970 §17-10; CC 1947 §12-3]
Any person who shall, in this City, disquiet or disturb any
congregation or assembly met for religious worship by making a noise
or by rude or indecent behavior or profane discourses within the place
of worship or so near the same as to disturb the order or solemnity
of the meeting shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[CC 1970 §17-11; CC 1947 §12-4]
Any person who shall, in this City, disturb any lawful assembly
of people by rude and indecent behavior or be found loitering at the
corners of the streets or in the vicinity of any place of amusement,
restaurant or hotel or thoroughfare and refuse to disperse or vacate
such place when requested to do so by a Police Officer shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1.
Fail to comply with the lawful order or request of a Police
Officer in the discharge of the officer's official duties where such
failure interfered with, obstructed or hindered the officer in the
performance of such duties; or
2.
Fail to identify himself or herself by name upon request when
lawfully detained by a Police Officer, provided, however, that the
person may not be compelled to answer any other inquiry of the Police
Officer; or
3.
In any matter within the jurisdiction of any Law Enforcement
Officer of this City, knowingly: falsifies, conceals or covers up
by any trick, scheme or device, a material fact; makes any materially
false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation; or makes
or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain
any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry.
