§ 32-1. Disorderly conduct.


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person within the county to engage in any conduct described as follows subsections:

    (1)

    Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another whereby any person is placed in fear of the safety of his life, limb, or health;

    (2)

    Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another whereby the property of any person is placed in danger of being damaged or destroyed;

    (3)

    Cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another;

    (4)

    Assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of or with the intent to engage in gaming;

    (5)

    Be in or about any place, alone or with another or others, with the purpose of or intent to engage in any fraudulent scheme, trick or device to obtain any money or valuable thing, or to aid or abet any person in doing so;

    (6)

    Be in or about any place where gaming or the illegal sale or possession of alcoholic beverages, narcotics or dangerous drugs (controlled substances) is practiced, allowed or tolerated, for the purpose of or with intent to engage in gaming or the purchase, use, possession or consumption of such illegal drugs, narcotics or alcoholic beverages;

    (7)

    Direct "fighting words" toward another, i.e., words which by their very nature tend to incite a breach of the peace;

    (8)

    Interfere, by acts of physical obstruction, with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation;

    (9)

    Congregate with another or others in or on any public way or grounds so as to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and fail to clear that public way or grounds after being ordered to do so by a county law officer or another lawful authority;

    (10)

    Disrupt, by actions which tend to incite a breach of peace, the activities of any house of worship, hospital, home for the elderly or any lawful meeting, gathering or procession;

    (11)

    Throw bottles, paper, cans, glass, sticks, stones, missiles, or any other debris on public property;

    (12)

    Be and appear in an intoxicated condition in any public place or within the curtilage of any private residence, which condition is made manifest by boisterousness, by indecent condition or act, or by vulgar, profane or loud unbecoming language.

(Ord. of 2-10-2003)