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; or
e.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
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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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.
[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.
