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Velda City, MO
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As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Any place which at the time of the offense is not open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
PROPERTY OF ANOTHER
Any property in which the person does not have a possessory interest.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place which at the time of the offense is open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
A. 
A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if he 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. 
Vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
b. 
The free ingress or egress to or from a public or private place.
A. 
A person commits the offense of private peace disturbance if he/she is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by:
1. 
Threatening to commit an offense against any person; or
2. 
Fighting.
B. 
For purposes of this Section, if a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, such units are separate premises.
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.
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 311 §1(205.190), 9-14-1978; Ord. No. 617 §1, 7-8-2009]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts, or to permit the commission of such acts by others on premises or property under his/her control, if the conduct is done willfully with the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder, or nuisance:
1. 
To act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby that other is placed in danger of his/her life, limb or health;
2. 
To 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. 
To cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another;
4. 
To interfere with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation by acts of violence;
5. 
To incite, attempt to incite or become involved in attempting to incite a riot;
6. 
To damage, befoul, or disturb public property or the property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition;
7. 
To create a loud and unreasonable noise by yelling or shouting, or by operating any radio, T.V., record player, tape recorder or other electronic equipment to annoyance of a neighbor, or any other persons nearby, or near to any public highway, road, streets, lane, alley, or park whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed or the traveling public annoyed;
8. 
To fail to obey a lawful order to disperse by a City Official or Police Officer when known to be such an official and when:
a. 
The officer or official is in the lawful performance of his/her duties concerning a third (3rd) person,
b. 
Where in addition to the Police Officer and the third (3rd) person, two (2) or more persons are in the immediate vicinity,
c. 
Where words or conduct of any person interfere with the performance by the official or Police Officer of his/her duties; and
d. 
The public health and safety are imminently threatened.
9. 
To continue to delay, disrupt, or interfere with orderly transaction of business at any meeting of City Officials after having been called to order by the Presiding Officer for the meeting.
B. 
Exemptions. This Section 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.
C. 
Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to penalty by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
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.
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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 or 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. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms mean:
FUNERAL and BURIAL SERVICE
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 three-hundred-foot zone that is established under Subsection (A) above.
OTHER PROTEST ACTIVITIES
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.
[Ord. No. 456 §3, 11-10-1993]
A. 
The creation of any unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise in the City is prohibited. Noise of such character, intensity and duration as to be detrimental to the life or health of any individual or which unreasonably interferes with the comfort of any individual, is prohibited. The operation of any instrument, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Section.
1. 
The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this Section, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, namely:
a. 
The use of mechanical loud speakers or amplifiers in or on any store, building or other premises, the effect of which is to extend the sound and noises to the exterior of such premises, irrespective of whether the same be intended for advertising, entertainment, or for any other purpose, except where a specific license or permit is granted by the Board of Aldermen as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Section.
b. 
The use of mechanical loud speakers or amplifiers on trucks or other vehicles or on stationary stands except where a specific license or permit is granted by the Board of Aldermen as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Section.
c. 
The playing of any radio, phonograph or any musical instrument in such a manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling or other type of residence.
d. 
The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus or other vehicle while not in motion, except as a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching apparently out of control or, at intersections not controlled by traffic lights, as a danger signal or warning to pedestrians and other traffic.
2. 
The Board of Aldermen may, upon proper application, grant a special license or permit for such limited times and on such conditions as it may see fit in the interests of public welfare for the temporary use of loud speakers or amplifiers. Any person acting contrary hereto without such permit shall be deemed in violation hereof.