City of Peculiar, MO Offenses Concerning Public Peace and Safety

Is in a public place or on private property of another without consent and purposely causes inconvenience to another person or persons by unreasonably and physically obstructing:

a.

Vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or

b.

The free ingress or egress to or from a public or private place.

Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first municipal ordinance violation, two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second municipal ordinance violation, three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third municipal ordinance violation, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth and any subsequent municipal ordinance violations, for offenses committed within a twelve-month period; and incarceration for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days.

[RSMo. §574.020Ord. No. 12192016C § II, 12-19-2016]

A person commits the offense of private peace disturbance if he/she is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by:

Threatening to commit an offense against any person; or

Fighting.

For purposes of this Section, if a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, such units are separate premises.

C.

Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first municipal ordinance violation, two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second municipal ordinance violation, three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third municipal ordinance violation, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth and any subsequent municipal ordinance violations, for offenses committed within a twelve-month period; and incarceration for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days.

[RSMo. §574.030]

For the purposes of Sections 210.010 and 210.020:

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Any place which at the time is not open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.

PROPERTY OF ANOTHER

Any property in which the actor does not have a possessory interest.

PUBLIC PLACE

Any place which at the time is open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.

If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, such units are separate premises.

[Ord. No. 11012021A, 11-1-2021]

A person commits the offense of domestic assault if the act involves a "domestic victim," as defined in Section 565.002, RSMo.; and

The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury, physical pain, or illness to such domestic victim; or

With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to such domestic victim by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or

The person purposely places such domestic victim in apprehension of immediate physical injury by any means; or

4.

The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to such domestic victim; or

5.

The person knowingly causes physical contact with the domestic victim knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive; or

6.

The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes the isolation of such domestic victim by unreasonably and substantially restricting or limiting their access to other persons, telecommunication devices or transportation for the purpose of isolation.

[RSMo. §565.070Ord. No. 12192016C § III, 12-19-2016]

A person commits the offense of assault if:

The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury, physical pain or illness to another person;

With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to another person by means of a firearm;

The person purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury;

4.

The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person;

5.

The person knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact with a person with a disability, which a reasonable person, who does not have a disability, would consider offensive or provocative; or

6.

The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.

Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first municipal ordinance violation, two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second municipal ordinance violation, three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third municipal ordinance violation, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth and any subsequent municipal ordinance violations, for offenses committed within a twelve-month period; and incarceration for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days.

[Ord. No. 091906 §1, 9-19-2006; Ord. No. 030309 §1, 3-3-2009; Ord. No. 12192016C § IV, 12-19-2016]

A person commits the offense of harassment if he/she, without good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional distress to another person.

[RSMo. § 574.050; Ord. No. 12192016C § V, 12-19-2016[1]]

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.

C.

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.

[1]

Editor's Note: Section V also changed the title of this Section from "Rioting" to "Rioting, Unlawful Assembly And Refusal To Disperse."

[Ord. No. 062094D §§3 — 4, 6-20-1994; Ord. No. 100200C §1, 10-2-2000]

Any person who shall do or engage in any of the following shall be guilty of disorderly conduct and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:

[Ord. No. 11012021B, 11-1-2021]

Acts in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby any person is placed in fear of the safety of their life, limb, or health.

Any person who shall act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged.

Any person who shall endanger lawful pursuits of another by acts of violence, angry threats, and abusive conduct.

4.

Any person who shall cause, provoke, or engage in any fight, brawl, or riotous conduct so as to endanger life, limb, health, or property of another.

5.

Any person who shall assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of causing, provoking, or engaging in any fight or brawl.

6.

Any person who shall be found jostling or roughly crowding or pushing any person in any public place.

7.

Any person who shall collect in bodies or in crowds, for any unlawful purposes, as defined by current ordinances of the City.

8.

Any person who shall assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of or with the intent to engage in illegal gaming.

9.

Any person who shall frequent any public place with intent to obtain money from another by any illegal and fraudulent scheme, trick, artifice, or device.

10.

Any person who 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 who shall aid or abet.

11.

Any person who shall accost or attempt to force their company upon any person or attempt to pick up any person against that person's will.

12.

Any person who utters, while in a state of anger, in the presence of another, any bawdy, lewd, or obscene words or epithets.

13.

Any person who frequents any place where illegal gaming or the illegal sale or possession of alcoholic beverages or narcotics or dangerous drugs is practiced, allowed or tolerated.

14.

Any person who shall act in a dangerous manner toward others.

15.

Any person who shall use fighting words directed towards any person who becomes outraged and thus creates turmoil.

16.

Any person who shall assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of trouncing upon another.

17.

Any person who shall, by acts of violence, interfere with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation.

18.

Any person who shall congregate 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 Law Enforcement Officer or other lawful authority.

19.

Any person in a public place under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug in such condition as to be unable to exercise care for his/her own safety or the safety of others under his/her care.