A.Â
A person
commits the offense of peace disturbance if:
1.Â
He/she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person
or persons by:
a.Â
Loud noise;
b.Â
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;
c.Â
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;
d.Â
Fighting; or
e.Â
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
For the purposes of Sections 210.210 and 210.215, the following words shall have the meanings set out herein:
Any place which at the time is not open to the public. It
includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
Any property in which the actor does not have a possessory
interest.
Any place which at the time is open to the public. It includes
property which is owned publicly or privately.
If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied
units, such units are separate premises.
A.Â
It
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in picketing or other protest
activities within three hundred (300) feet of or about any location
at which a funeral is held within one (1) hour prior to the commencement
of any funeral and until one (1) hour following the cessation of any
funeral. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate
offense.
B.Â
For
the purposes of this Section, "funeral" means the
ceremonies, processions and memorial services held in connection with
the burial or cremation of the dead.
[Ord. No. 745 §§1 —
2, 10-1-1992]
A.Â
PUBLIC PLACE
RIOT
1.Â
2.Â
3.Â
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
Any place to which the general public has access and a right
to resort for business, entertainment or other lawful purpose, but
does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the
public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store,
shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business; any public grounds,
streets, area or parks; and any common areas of private developments
or private housing areas.
A public disturbance involving:
An act or acts of violence by one (1) or more persons part of
an assemblage of three (3) or more persons, which act or acts shall
constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage
or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of
any other individual.
A threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence
by one (1) or more persons part of an assemblage of three (3) or more
persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate
execution of such threat or threats, where the performance of the
threatened act or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present
danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of
any other person or to the person of any other individual.
INCITE A RIOT: Shall mean, but is not limited
to, urging or instigating other persons to riot, but shall not be
deemed to mean the mere oral or written:
B.Â
Conduct Prohibited. A person shall be guilty of disorderly
conduct if, with the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder,
nuisance, or if his/her conduct is likely to cause public danger,
alarm, disorder or nuisance, he/she willfully does any of the following
acts in a public place:
1.Â
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another
whereby that other is placed in danger of his/her life, injury to
his/her limb or health;
2.Â
Commits an 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.Â
Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct
so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another;
4.Â
Interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation by acts
of violence;
5.Â
Obstructs, either singularly or together with other persons, the
flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear such
public way when ordered to do so by the City Police or other lawful
authority known to be such;
6.Â
Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by City Police or
any other authorized official of the City when known to be such an
official;
7.Â
Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in attempting to incite
a riot;
8.Â
Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or the property of another
so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition;
9.Â
Makes or causes to be made any loud, boisterous and unreasonable
noise or disturbance to the annoyance of any other persons nearby
or near to any public highway, road, street, lane, alley, park, square
or common, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed or the
traveling public annoyed;
10.Â
Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a Police Officer when
known to be such an official, where one (1) or more persons are committing
acts or disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity and the public
health and safety is imminently threatened; and
11.Â
Uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture.
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.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
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.
[CC 1975 §13-5]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits
of the City to willfully, purposely or heedlessly in any manner disturb
or interrupt the peace of any assembly of persons congregated for
lawful purposes.
[1]
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §562.250,
RSMo.