[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Kane 12-6-1982
by Ord. No. A-822 as Ch. 6, Part 2 of the 1982 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Disorderly conduct is hereby prohibited within the Borough of Kane.
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience,
annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he engages in fighting
or in threatening, violent or tumultuous behavior; makes unreasonable noise;
uses obscene language, or makes an obscene gesture; or creates a hazardous
or physically offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose
of the actor. Provided that, as used in this section, the word "public" means
affecting or likely to affect persons in a place to which the public or a
substantial group has access; among the places included are streets, alleys
and sidewalks, transport facilities, schools, prisons, apartment houses, places
of business or amusement, any neighborhood, or any premises which are open
to the public.
[Added 4-8-1996 by Ord. No.
A-918]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Remaining idle essentially in one location, lingering; spending time
idly, loafing or walking about aimlessly in one vicinity or neighborhood or
"hanging around".
Any place to which the public has access including any public street,
public sidewalk or portions of public parks as designated by signs, the front
of and the area immediately adjacent to any school, parking lot or other borough
owned property, store, restaurant, tavern or other place of business.
[Added 4-8-1996 by Ord. No.
A-918]
No person shall loiter in a public place in such manner as to:
A.
Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of
the peace.
B.
Create or cause to be created any annoyance to any person
or persons.
C.
Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
D.
Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public place as defined in § 125-2 of this chapter. This shall include the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to, or in whose hearing, they are made.
[Added 4-8-1996 by Ord. No.
A-918]
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in § 125-3 of this chapter, any police officer may order that person to leave that place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
[Amended 4-8-1996 by Ord.
No. A-918]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300, together
with costs of prosecution, or to undergo imprisonment for a term not exceeding
30 days.
