[Ord. No. 652, 6-9-2025]
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. 
Failing to obey a lawful order issued by a Police Officer or public official performing their official duties, including but not limited to orders to disperse, cease disruptive behavior, or comply with safety protocols during public gatherings, stops, or emergencies.
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 or egress to or from a public or private place.
A. 
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:
1. 
Threatening to commit a crime or offense against any person; or
2. 
Fighting.
For the purposes of Sections 215.210 and 215.215, the following words shall have the meanings set out herein:
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.
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.
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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.
[Ord. No. 172 §74.120, 9-27-1993]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the City limits of the City of Stockton to make or cause to be made any loud or unnecessary noise or to operate any radio, record player, or other device operated by any electric system or battery at such a sound volume level that the sounds produced by such device is heard or felt more than fifty (50) feet from such device.
[Ord. No. 131 Arts. I, II, 6-24-1991]
A. 
The City hereby adopts and will enforce this policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individual engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations. The City also prohibits the physical barring of any entrance or exit to such a facility and will enforce all applicable State laws regarding same.
B. 
Violation.
1. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Section shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation.
2. 
Any person guilty of this violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
3. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
[CC 1979 §75.150; Ord. No. 601, 5-22-2023]
A. 
A person commits the offense of loitering when such person:
1. 
Obstructs or encumbers the passage of persons or vehicles upon, through, or into any street, street corner, depot, building entrance or other public place;
2. 
Within seventy-five (75) feet of a City-owned building, uses the sidewalks leading to the entrance or exit of said building for purposes other than the movement of pedestrian traffic, including, but not limited to, stopping or standing in the entryway of said building; or
3. 
Utilizes the City-owned parking lots for gatherings consisting of two (2) or more persons.