Municipality of Monroeville, PA Disorderly Conduct

A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose to cause danger, alarm, disorder, obstruction, annoyance or inconvenience to the public or to cause interference with the public peace, or if with knowledge that he is likely to create a risk thereof, he willfully:

Loafs or loiters upon any of the public streets or sidewalks of the Municipality of Monroeville or upon the private streets or sidewalks adjacent to business establishments where the general public is invited or upon public or private parking lots or in any other place so as to interfere with or obstruct the lawful free passage of citizens or travelers along and through any of said thoroughfares or property;

Acts in such manner as to provoke, make or aid in making a breach of the peace;

Engages in fighting or in threatening, violent or tumultuous behavior;

Makes any unreasonable noise or offensive utterance, gesture or display or addresses abusive language to any other person present which, under the circumstances, creates a clear and present danger of a breach of peace or imminent threat of violence;

Fails to obey a lawful order of dispersal by a police officer or by any other person known by him to be a peace officer, where three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity;

Otherwise creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition; or

Commits a trespass on private or public property.

(1)

"Trespass," for the purpose of this article shall mean:

(a)

Entering upon or refusing to leave any private property of another, either where such property has been posted with "no trespassing" signs or where, immediately prior to such entry or subsequent thereto, notice is given by the owner or lawful occupant, orally or in writing, that such entry or continued presence is prohibited;

(b)

Entering upon or refusing to leave any public or private property in violation of the rules or regulations promulgated by the superintendent, manager or other person charged with the security, care or maintenance of the property where such rules and regulations have been posted or where, immediately prior to such entry or subsequent thereto, such rules and regulations are made known by the person charged with the security, care or maintenance of the property or his agent; or

(c)

Refusing to leave the private property of another or public property, where such occupancy is without the owner's consent, after receiving an order from a police officer to do so. Leaving and returning the same day without the owner's consent shall be considered a refusal to leave.

(2)

"Trespass" shall further include actions of an individual in the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of any of the provisions hereof.