[Code 1969, § 18-3; Ord. No. 554, 1, 11-16-1993]
(a)
A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if:
(1)
He 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 that are likely to produce
an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient;
c.
Threatening to commit a felonious act against any person under
circumstances that 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;
(b)
Peace disturbance is a misdemeanor.
[Code 1969, § 18-3]
[Code 1969, § 18-3]
(a)
A person commits the offense of rioting if he knowingly assembles
with six 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 such laws with force or violence.
(b)
Rioting is a misdemeanor.
[Code 1969, § 18-3]
(a)
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
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.
(b)
Refusal to disperse is a misdemeanor.
[Code 1969, § 18-18]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit within the City any
funds, gifts or anything else of value without first having procured
a permit from the City Clerk authorizing such person to do so.
(b)
Any person desiring to procure such a permit shall make application
therefor to the Chief of Police who, after proper investigation and
being satisfied as to the worthiness of the cause for which such solicitations
are to be made and the integrity of such solicitor, shall certify
to the City Clerk his authorization for the issuance of such permit
as he shall deem proper; and the issuance of the permits herein referred
to shall be conditioned in such terms as the Chief of Police shall
deem proper and for the best interest of the City and the residents
thereof.
[Ord. No. 873, § 1(Exh.
A), 10-7-2008]
(a)
Any person who shall do or engage in any of the following shall be
deemed to be engaging in disorderly conduct:
(1)
Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby
any person is placed in fear of safety of his life, limb or health;
(2)
Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby
property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(3)
Endanger or interfere with the lawful pursuits of another by
acts of violence, angry threats or abusive conduct;
(4)
Cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct,
including but not limited to the use of "fighting" words, resulting
in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct, which may endanger the life,
limb or health or property of another;
(5)
Assemble or congregate with another or others to cause, provoke
or engage in any fight or brawl;
(6)
Jostle, roughly crowd or push any person in a public place in
a non-accidental manner;
(7)
Act in any way that a reasonable person would consider dangerous;
(8)
Congregate with another or others in or on any public way so
as to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuse
to clear such public way when ordered to do so by a peace officer
or other lawful authority;
(9)
Accost or attempt to force his or her company upon any other
person; attempt to pick up any other person or behave in a provocative
or sexually suggestive manner toward another person;
(10)
Appear in public in a state of drunkenness which may cause alarm
or fear to another; which may place any person in actual or possible
physical danger; or which may place the property of any person in
danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(11)
Interfere with the legal business operation of any individual,
including but not limited to, blocking ingress or egress to a business
establishment, making more than one hang-up telephone call to the
business telephone; causing any disturbance inside a place of business.
[Ord. No. 1029, 2-7-2017]
(a)
A person commits the offense of harassment in the first degree if
he or she, without good cause, engages in any act with the purpose
to cause emotional distress to another person, and such act does cause
such person to suffer emotional distress.
(b)
The offense of harassment in the first degree is an ordinance violation and violations are subject to the penalty provisions of § 1-7 of the Butler City Code.
(c)
This section shall not apply to activities of federal, state, county,
or municipal law enforcement officers conducting investigations of
violation of federal, state, county, or municipal law.
[Ord. No. 1028, 2-7-2017]
(a)
As used in this section, the term "disturbs" shall mean to engage
in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves no
legitimate purpose and that would cause a reasonable person under
the circumstances to be frightened, intimidated, or emotionally distressed.
(b)
A person commits the offense of stalking in the first degree if he
or she purposely, through his or her course of conduct, disturbs or
follows with the intent of disturbing another person and:
(1)
Makes a threat communicated with the intent to cause the person
who is the target of the threat to reasonably fear for his or her
safety, the safety of his or her family or household member, or the
safety of domestic animals or livestock at person's residence or on
such person's property. The threat shall be against the life of, or
a threat to cause physical injury to, or the kidnapping of the person,
the person's family or household members, or the person's domestic
animals or livestock kept at such person's residence or on such person's
property; or
(2)
At least one of the acts constituting the course of conduct
is in violation of an order of protection and the person has received
actual notice of such order; or
(3)
At least one of the actions constituting the course of conduct
is in violation of a condition of probation, parole, pretrial release,
or release on bond pending appeal; or
(4)
At any time during the course of conduct, the other person is
17 years of age or younger and the person disturbing the other person
is 21 years of age or older; or
(5)
He or she has previously been found guilty of domestic assault,
violation of an order of protection, or any other crime where the
other person was the victim; or
(6)
At any time during the course of conduct, the other person is
a participant of the address confidentiality program, and the person
disturbing the other person knowingly accesses or attempts to access
the address of the other person.
(c)
Any law enforcement officer may arrest, without a warrant, any person
he or she has probable cause to believe has violated the provisions
of this section.
(d)
This section shall not apply to activities of federal, state, county,
or municipal law enforcement officers conducting investigations of
any violation of federal, state, county, or municipal law.
(e)
The offense of stalking in the first degree is an ordinance violation,
unless the defendant has previously been found guilty of a violation
of this section, or any offense committed in another jurisdiction
which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or indictable
as a violation of any offense listed in this section, shall be referred
to the State of Missouri for prosecution as a Class D felony.
[Ord. No. 1027, 2-7-2017]
(a)
A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child
if he or she:
(1)
With criminal negligence acts in a manner that creates a substantial
risk to the life, body or health of a child less than 17 years of
age; or
(2)
Knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than 17 years
of age to engage in any conduct which causes or tends to cause the
child to come within the provisions of the juvenile courts; or
(3)
Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with
the care or custody of a child less than 17 years of age, recklessly
fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the care or control
of such child; or
(b)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean the welfare of
a child is endangered for the sole reason that he or she is being
provided nonmedical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under
the laws of this state.
