No person shall commit any of the acts enumerated
below, each of which shall be deemed and considered disorderly conduct
or a breach of the peace:
A. Use loud, offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive
or insulting language or conduct himself or behave in any offensive,
disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting manner.
B. Act in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere
with, obstruct or be offensive to others.
C. By his actions cause a crowd to collect, except when
lawfully addressing such a crowd.
D. Interfere with any person in any place by jostling
against such person or unnecessarily crowding him or by placing a
hand in the proximity of such person's pocket, pocketbook or handbag.
E. Station himself in any place or follow or accost any
person for the purpose of obtaining money or other property from said
person by any trick, artifice, swindle, confidence game or in any
other illegal manner.
F. Station himself on the streets or follow any pedestrian
for the purpose of soliciting alms or solicit alms on the streets
unlawfully.
G. Stand on sidewalks or street corners and make insulting
remarks to or about passing pedestrians or annoy such pedestrians.
H. Accost or approach another unknown to him, on a public
street or other public place in the city, and then knowingly and by
word, sign or gesture attempt to speak to or become acquainted with
such person against his will, except in the transaction of legitimate
business.
No person shall resist any police officer or
member of the Police Department or other city official in the discharge
of his duties or in any way interfere with or hinder or prevent any
police officer, fire fighter or city official from discharging his
duties as such police officer or member of the Police Department,
fire fighter or city official, or threaten him or attempt to rescue
any person so in custody.
[Added 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 96-065; amended 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 06-047]
Urinating on any street, sidewalk or any other public place in the City of Paterson is prohibited. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in the amount of $50. Fines for violation of §
195-5 are payable at the Violations Bureau without court appearance. Costs of court of $30 will be imposed, consistent with New Jersey Court Rule 7:11-4, for all such payments.
[Added 5-27-2014 by Ord. No. 14-023]
A. Definitions: As used in this section, the following terms will have
the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment used for commercial purposes, including
but not limited to bars, restaurants, private offices, law offices,
fitness clubs, retail stores, barbershops, salons, banks and financial
institutions, supermarkets or grocery stores, liquor stores, auto
dealerships, and any other establishments operating in the ordinary
course of commerce.
B. Unlawful acts. No person shall:
(1) Interfere, obstruct, or otherwise disrupt, by means of force, violence,
physical interference or obstacle, the lawful activities of any commercial
establishment in a manner outside the purview of speech or conduct
normally protected under the First Amendment of the United States
Constitution; or
(2) Prevent a person from lawfully entering a commercial establishment
at specified business hours in a manner outside the purview of speech
or conduct normally protected under the First Amendment of the United
States Constitution.
(3) Prevent
a person from lawfully accessing an outdoor walk-up or drive-through
window of a commercial establishment at specified business hours in
a manner outside the purview of speech or conduct normally protected
under the First Amendment of the United States' Constitution.
[Amended 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. 19-015]
C. Any person who violates any provision of T.C.O.P. §
195-6 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof.