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.
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 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.
[R.O. 2013 §210.295; Ord. No. 1461 §§1 — 3, 6-7-1999]
A. It
shall be unlawful to play any radio, music player such as a "boom
box", tape cassette, disc player, television, audio system or musical
instrument in a manner or at a volume that disturbs the peace of any
other reasonable person; except, however, that nothing herein shall
be construed to prohibit an otherwise lawful public concert or public
performance.
B. It
shall be unlawful to speak, shout, sing, or create any noise at a
volume that disturbs the peace of any other reasonable person, except
that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the summoning of
assistance in an emergency.
C. For
the purpose of prosecution under this Section, it shall be presumed
that any speech, song or noise, or the playing of any radio, music
player such as a "boom box", tape cassette, disc player, television,
audio system or musical instrument is disturbing to the peace of another
reasonable person if the volume is such that it is plainly audible
to persons more than fifty (50) feet away from the source of the noise.
[R.O. 2013 §210.370; CC 1984 §12-15; Ord. No. 163 §2, 2-15-1937]
Whoever shall willfully disturb any political, religious, educational,
social, fraternal or any other meeting, whether of a public or private
nature, shall be guilty of an offense.