[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Parsippany-Troy
Hills 10-28-1986 by Ord. No. 86:72 as Sec. 3-2 of the 1986 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall make, aid, countenance or assist in making any improper
noise (riot), breach of the peace or disturbance, or be guilty of any disorderly
conduct or open drunkenness, nor engage in any fighting, threatening or violent
tumultuous behavior, nor create a hazardous or physically dangerous condition
by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor, nor molest or
interfere with any person lawfully in any public place, nor drink intoxicating
liquors in the streets or highways of the Township, nor in a public place
address with the purpose to offend the sensibilities of a hearer or, in reckless
disregard of the probability of so doing, use unreasonably loud and offensively
coarse or abusive language to any person present; nor shall any persons collect
in groups or crowds in any of the streets, highways or public places within
the Township limits for idle, unlawful or disorderly purposes.
Where four or more persons are participating in generally prohibited
conduct likely to cause substantial harm, a police officer may order the participants
and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. A person who refuses to
obey such an order shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
[Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2005:31]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Township
of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
