If two (2) or more persons shall, in any public place, voluntarily
or by agreement engage in any fight, or use any blows or violence
toward each other, in any angry or quarrelsome manner, or do each
other any willful mischief, or if any person shall assault another
and strike him, in any public place, to the terror or disturbance
of others, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. §§ 574.010 — 574.030.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 1, 10-21-1912]
If three (3) or more persons shall assemble together with the
intent, or being assembled shall agree mutually to assist one another,
to do any unlawful act, with force or violence, against the person
or property of another, or against the peace or to the terror of the
people, such persons so assembling, and each of them, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. § 574.040.
If three (3) or more persons, being assembled as mentioned in Section 18-37, shall proceed to carry out or accomplish their purposes, or do any unlawful act in furtherance or supposed furtherance of said purposes, in a violent, unlawful or tumultuous manner, to the terror or disturbance of peaceful citizens, every person so offending, or who shall aid or assist in doing any unlawful act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. § 576.040.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 2, 10-21-1912; Ord. No. 2001-09 §§ 1
— 3, 2-13-2001]
A.
Disturbance Definitions. For purposes of this Section,
the following definitions shall apply:
1.
Property of another: Any property in which the actor
does not have a possessory interest.
2.
Private property: Any place which at the time is
not open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly
or privately.
3.
Public place: Any place which at the time is open
to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
4.
If a building or structure is divided into separate occupied units,
such units are separate premises.
B.
Peace Disturbances. A person commits the offense
of peace disturbance if:
1.
He 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; or
e.
Creating obnoxious and offensive odor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. § 574.010.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 3, 10-21-1912]
Every person who shall willfully, maliciously or contemptuously
disquiet or disturb any camp meeting, congregation or other assembly
met for religious worship, or when meeting at the place of worship,
or dispersing therefrom, or any school or other meeting or assembly
of people met together for any lawful purpose whatever, by making
a noise, or by rude or indecent behavior or profane discourse within
the place of assembly, or so near the same as to interrupt or disturb
the order or solemnity thereof, or who shall willfully menace, threaten
or assault any person being there, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. § 576.010.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 18, 10-21-1912]
Any person, within the City, who shall willfully give, sound
or make any false alarm of fire, or who shall deceive the City Marshal
or any Police Officer or citizen by a false alarm, or cry to the Police
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. §§ 575.080-575.090.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 61(a), 10-21-1912]
Any person who shall assault or beat or wound another, under
such circumstances as not to constitute any other offense defined
in this Chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions,
see RSMo. § 560.070.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 69, 10-21-1912]
Whoever shall, within the City, wantonly or mischievously throw
or project any stone, brick, metal or other hard substance in, upon,
over or across any street, alley, thoroughfare or other public place,
or in, upon, over or across any private property, without lawful permission,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 79-20A § 2, 7-3-1979]
Any person who shall willfully, intentionally or deliberately
refuse or fail to obey a lawful order of the Municipal Court shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Rev. Ord. No. 34, § 100, 10-21-1912]
Any person lawfully detained or imprisoned in the County Jail,
or held in custody by an officer of the City, who shall break or escape
from such imprisonment, or shall by force or violence escape, or attempt
to escape from such prison, or from such officer, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 96-05 § 1, 5-14-1996]
A.
A person commits the crime of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle
accident when being the operator or driver of a vehicle on the streets,
alleyways or highways within the municipal limits of the City of Lexington,
or on any publicly or privately owned parking lot or parking facility
generally open for use by the public within the City limits of the
City of Lexington, and knowing that an injury has been caused to a
person or damage has been caused to property, due to his/her culpability
or to accident, he/she leaves the place of injury, damage or accident
without stopping and giving his/her name, place of residence, including
City and street number, motor vehicle number and driver's license
number, if any, to the injured party or to a Police Officer, or if
no Police Officer is in the vicinity then to the nearest police station
or judicial officer.
B.
For the purposes of this Section, all Peace Officers shall have jurisdiction,
when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately
owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating
an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
[Ord. No. 2001-47 § 1, 8-14-2001]
A.
A person commits the crime of domestic assault in the third degree
if the act involves a family or household member or an adult who is
or has been in a continuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate
nature with the actor, as defined in Section 455.010, RSMo., and:
1.
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury
to such family or household member; or
2.
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to such
family or household member by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous
instrument; or
3.
The person purposely places such family or household member in apprehension
of immediate physical injury by any means; or
4.
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk
of death or serious physical injury to such family or household member;
or
5.
The person knowingly causes physical contact with such family or
household member knowing the other person will regard the contact
as offensive; or
6.
The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes the isolation of
such family or household member by unreasonably and substantially
restricting or limiting such family or household member's access to
other persons, telecommunication devices or transportation for the
purpose of isolation.
B.
Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than five dollars ($5.00) or more than five hundred dollars
($500.00), or may be imprisoned in the County Jail for not more than
ninety (90) days, or both fined and imprisoned together with court
cost therein.
[Ord. No. 2007-39 § 1, 10-9-2007]
Any person who, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace,
or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, or with the intent
to cause violence to persons or property, commits any of the following
acts shall be deemed to have committed the offense of disorderly conduct:
1.
Acts in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby any
person is placed in fear of safety of his/her life, limb or health.
2.
Acts in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby property
of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged.
3.
Uses offensive, abusive, threatening or insulting language, conduct
or behavior.
4.
Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct
so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property or another.
5.
Assembles or congregates with another or others for the purpose of
causing, provoking or engaging in any fight or brawl, or for the purpose
of doing bodily harm to another.
6.
Jostles or roughly crowds or pushes any person in any public place.
7.
Frequents any public place with intent to obtain money from another
by an illegal and fraudulent scheme, trick, artifice or device.
8.
Assembles with another or others for the purpose of engaging in any
fraudulent, scheme, device or trick to obtain any valuable thing in
any place or from any person in the City, or to aid or abet therein.
9.
Any male person who accosts or attempts to force his company on any
female.
10.
Uses "fighting words" directed towards another who becomes outraged
and thus creates turmoil.
11.
Any person, by acts of violence, interferes with another's pursuit
of a lawful occupation.
12.
Congregates with another or others in or on any public way so as
to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to
clear such public way when ordered by a Peace Officer or other lawful
authority.
13.
Congregates with others on any public street and refuses to move
when ordered by a Peace Office.
14.
By his/her actions, causes a crowd to collect, except when lawfully
addressing such crowd.
15.
Stations himself/herself on the public street or follows pedestrians
for the purpose of unlawfully soliciting alms.
16.
Causes a disturbance in any bus or other public conveyance by running
through it, climbing through windows or upon seats, or otherwise annoying
passengers or employees therein.
17.
Stands on sidewalks or street corners and makes insulting remarks
to or about passing pedestrians and/or motorists.
18.
Uses vulgar, obscene or profane language upon any street, alley,
highway, sidewalk or in any public place.
