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New Laws (2) Index
[CC 1992 §220.020]
A. 
A person commits the crime of peace disturbance if:
1. 
He/she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person or persons by:
a. 
Loud noise;
b. 
Offensive and indecent language which is likely to produce an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient;
c. 
Threatening to commit a crime against any person;
d. 
Fighting; or
e. 
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
2. 
He/she 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 and egress to or from public or private places.
3. 
He/she is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by:
a. 
Threatening to commit a crime against any person; or
b. 
Fighting.
[CC 1992 §220.030; R.O. 1979 §9.125]
A. 
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall mean:
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Any place at which 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.
B. 
If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, such units are separate items.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in picketing or other protest activities within three hundred (300) feet of or about any location at which a funeral is held, within one (1) hour prior to the commencement of any funeral, and until one (1) hour following the cessation of any funeral. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
For the purposes of this Section, "funeral" means the ceremonies, processions and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead.
[CC 1992 §220.070; R.O. 1979 §9.160]
A person commits the crime 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 laws of this City, 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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[CC 1992 §220.080; R.O. 1979 §9.170]
A person commits the crime of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, 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.
[CC 1992 §220.050; R.O. 1979 §9.900]
A. 
Any person who, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, commits any of the following acts shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
1. 
Uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting language, conduct or behavior.
2. 
Acts in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct or be offensive to others or to any lawful assembly.
3. 
Congregates with others on a public street and refuses to move on when ordered by an officer.
4. 
By his/her actions causes a crowd to collect, except when lawfully addressing such crowd.
5. 
Shouts or makes a noise either outside or inside a building to the annoyance or disturbance of any persons therein.
6. 
Wanders, prowls or loiters upon the private property of another in the nighttime and peeks or peers in the door or window of any building or structure located thereon which is inhabited by human beings without any visible or lawful business with the owners or occupants thereof.