[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Oakmont 1-13-1969
as Ch. 22 of the 1969 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with
the purpose to cause public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, or if with
the knowledge that he is likely to create such public danger, alarm, disorder
or nuisance, he willfully:
(1)
Creates a disturbance of the public order by an act of
violence or by any act likely to produce violence.
(2)
Engages in fighting or in violent, threatening or tumultuous
behavior.
(3)
Makes any unreasonably loud noise.
(4)
Addresses abusive language, threats, offensive utterances,
gesture or display, to any person present which creates a clear and present
danger of violence.
(5)
Causes likelihood of harm or serious inconvenience by
failing to obey a lawful order of dispersal by a police officer, where three
or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate
vicinity.
(6)
Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or property
of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive
condition.
(7)
Displays any conduct whereby public peace is broken or
disturbed or the traveling public annoyed.
(8)
Displays any indecent or unbecoming conduct tending to
disturb the peace and good order.
(9)
Commits a trespass on residential property or on public
property. Trespass, for the purpose of this chapter, shall mean:
(a)
Entering upon, or refusing to leave, any residential
property of another, either where such property has been posted with "No Trespassing"
signs or where, immediately prior to such entry or subsequent thereto, notice
is given by the owner, occupant or police officer, orally or in writing, that
such entry or continued presence is prohibited.
(b)
Entering upon, or refusing to leave, any public property
in violation of regulations promulgated by the official charged with the security,
care or maintenance of the property and approved by the governing body of
the public agency owning property, where such regulations have been conspicuously
posted or where, immediately prior to such entry or subsequent thereto, such
regulations are made known by the official charged with the security, care
or maintenance of the property, his agent or a police officer.
(c)
Refusing to leave residential property of another or
public property after receiving an order from a police officer to do so.
(10)
Commits any act of open lewdness or public indecency,
or bathes in the rivers, creeks and pools without proper bathing attire.
(11)
Visits or frequents any ill-governed or disorderly house
or common bawdy house or place for the encouragement of gambling, vice, drinking
or other such behavior.
(12)
Willfully and maliciously defaces, destroys or injures
any tree, shrub, bush, vine or lawn on or along any street, lane, alley, avenue
or upon any private property.
(13)
Willfully or maliciously defaces streetlights, street
signs, decorations, displays, statues or sidewalks.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to peaceful picketing, public
speaking or other lawful expressions of opinion not in contravention of other
laws.
A policeman, constable and other peace officers of the Borough of Oakmont
may arrest upon view, without warrant, and commit to borough lockup for a
hearing any and all persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter
for trial, in accordance with the practice in summary convictions in civil
cases.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in disorderly conduct
in the Borough of Oakmont.
