For the purposes of Sections
210.660 and
210.670, 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.
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.
[R.O. 2012 §210.280]
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.
[R.O. 2012 §210.215; Ord. No. 588 Art. I, 3-3-1994]
At any time it shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or
light up any cigarette, cigar, pipe or other smokeable device within
any public building within the Village of Hanley Hills, Missouri.
[R.O. 2012 §210.282; CC 1987 §§75.210 —
75.220]
A.
Definitions. As
used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
INCITE A RIOT
Shall mean, but is not limited to, urging or instigating
other persons to riot, but shall not be deemed to mean the mere oral
or written:
2.
Expression of belief, not involving advocacy of any act or acts
of violence or assertion of the rightness of, or the right to commit,
any such act or acts.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the general public has access and a right
to resort for business, entertainment or other lawful purpose, but
does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the
public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store,
shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business and also public
grounds, area or parks.
RIOT
A public disturbance involving:
1.
An act or acts of violence by one (1) or more persons part of
an assemblage of three (3) or more persons, which act or acts shall
constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage
or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of
any other individual; or
2.
A threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence
by one (1) or more persons part of an assemblage of three (3) or more
persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate
execution of such threat or threats, where the performance of the
threatened act or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present
danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of
any other person or to the person of any other individual.
B. Disorderly Conduct Prohibited. A person shall be guilty
of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose of causing public danger,
alarm, disorder, nuisance, or if his/her conduct is likely to cause
public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, he/she willfully does
any of the following acts in a public place:
1. Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another
whereby that other is placed in danger of his/her life, injury to
his/her limb or health.
2. Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another
whereby the property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed
or damaged.
3. Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct
so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another.
4. Interferes with another's pursuant of a lawful occupation by acts
of violence.
5. Obstructs, either singly or together with other persons, the flow
of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear such public
way when ordered to do so by the Village Police or other lawful authority
known to be such.
6. Is 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.
7. Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by Village Police
or any other authorized official of the Village, when known to be
such an official.
8. Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in attempting to incite
a riot.
9. Addresses abusive language or threats to any member of the Police
Department, any other authorized official of the Village who is engaged
in lawful performance of his/her duties, or any other person when
such words have a tendency to cause acts of violence. Words merely
causing displeasure, annoyance or resentment are not prohibited.
10. Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or the property of another
so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition.
11. Makes or cause to be made any loud, boisterous and unreasonable noise
or disturbance to the annoyance of any other persons nearby, or near
to any public highway, road, street, lane, alley, park square or common,
whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed, or the traveling
public annoyed.
12. Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a Police Officer when
known to be such an official, where one (1) or more persons are committing
acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, and the public
health and safety is imminently threatened.
13. Uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture.
C. Exemptions. Subsections
(A) and
(B) shall not be construed to suppress the right to lawful assembly, picketing, public speaking, or other lawful means of expressing public opinion not in contravention of other laws.
[R.O. 2012 §210.283; Ord. No. 599 §I, 6-8-1995]
A. It
shall be unlawful to play any radio, music player such as a "boom
box", tape cassette, disc player, television, audio system or musical
instrument in a manner or at a volume that disturbs the peace of any
other person; except, however, that nothing herein shall be construed
to prohibit an otherwise lawful public concert or public performance.
B. For
the purpose of prosecution under this Section, it shall be presumed
that the playing of any radio, music player such as a "boom box",
tape cassette, disc player, television, audio system or musical instrument
is disturbing to the peace of another person if played at a volume
which is plainly audible to persons more than fifty (50) feet away
from the source of the noise.