As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
Any place which at the time of the offense is not open to
the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
Any property in which the person does not have a possessory
interest.
Any place which at the time of the offense is open to the
public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
(RSMo. § 574.005, 2014 effective 1-1-2017)
A.
A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if he/she or she:
1.
Unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person
or persons by:
a.
Loud noise; or
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; or
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; or
d.
Fighting; or
e.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
2.
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 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. (RSMo. § 574.040,
2014 effective 1-1-2017)
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. (RSMo.
§ 574.050, 2014 effective 1-1-2017)
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. (RSMo. § 574.060, 2014 effective 1-1-2017)
A.
For purposes of this Section, "house of worship" means any church,
synagogue, mosque, other building or structure, or public or private
place used for religious worship, religious instruction, or other
religious purpose.
B.
A person commits the offense of disrupting a house of worship if
such person:
1.
Intentionally and unreasonably disturbs, interrupts, or disquiets
any house of worship by using profane discourse, rude or indecent
behavior, or making noise either within the house of worship or so
near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the worship services;
or
2.
Intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with or attempts
to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising
the right of religious freedom in or outside of a house of worship
or seeking access to a house of worship, whether by force, threat,
or physical obstruction. (RSMo. § 574.035, 2012, 2014 effective
1-1-2017)
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
A person commits the offense of unlawful funeral protest if he/she
pickets or engages in other protest activities within three hundred
(300) feet of any residence, cemetery, funeral home, church, synagogue
or other establishment during or within one (1) hour before or one
(1) hour after the conducting of any actual funeral or burial service
at that place.
B.
FUNERAL and BURIAL SERVICE
OTHER PROTEST ACTIVITIES
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms mean:
The ceremonies and memorial services held in conjunction with the burial or cremation of the dead, but this Section does not apply to processions while they are in transit beyond any 300-foot zone that is established under Subsection (A) above.
Any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or
disturb a funeral or burial service.
C.
The offense of unlawful funeral protest shall be an ordinance violation.
(RSMo. § 574.160, 2014)
[CC 1986 § 75.582]
A.
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 wilfully 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 pursuit 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 City 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 City Police
or any other authorized official of the City, 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 City 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 causes to be made by 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.
[CC 1986 § 75.585]
Section 210.750 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.
