[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Lincoln 11-21-1979
(Ch. 13, Art. I, §§ 13-5 and 13-6 of the 1990 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 70.
Setting false alarms — See Ch. 114.
Gambling — See Ch. 133.
Loitering — See Ch. 167.
Malicious mischief — See Ch. 171.
Picketing — See Ch. 190.
Defacing property — See Ch. 199.
STATE LAW REFERENCES
Disorderly conduct — See R.I.G.L. § 11-45-1.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Urging or instigating other persons to riot, but shall not be deemed
to mean the mere oral or written advocacy of ideas or expression of belief,
not involving advocacy of any act or acts of violence or assertion of the
rightness of, or the right to commit, any such act or acts.
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 and also public grounds, areas, or parks.
A public disturbance involving 1) an act or acts of violence by one
or more persons part of an assemblage of three 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 or 2) a threat or threats of the commission of an act or
acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three 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.
A.
A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with
the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder, nuisance, or if his
conduct is likely to cause public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, he
wilfully does any of the following acts in a public place:
(1)
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward
another whereby that other is placed in danger of his life, limb or health;
(2)
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)
Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous
conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health, or property of another;
(4)
Interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation
by acts of violence;
(5)
Obstructs, either singly 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 Town police or other lawful authority known
to be such;
(6)
Is in a public place under the influence of an intoxicating
liquor or drug in such condition as to be unable to exercise care for his
own safety or the safety of others;
(7)
Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by Town
police or any other authorized official of the Town, when known to be such
an official;
(8)
Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in attempting
to incite a riot;
(9)
Addresses abusive language or threats to any member of
the Town Police Department, any other authorized official of the Town who
is engaged in the lawful performance of his duties, or any other person when
such words have a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person
to whom, individually, the remark is addressed. Words merely causing displeasure,
annoyance or resentment are not prohibited;
(10)
Damages, befouls, or disturbs public property or the
property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy, or physically
offensive condition;
(11)
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 travelling public
annoyed;[1]
(12)
Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a police
officer, when known to be such an official, where one or more persons are
committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, and the public
health and safety is imminently threatened;
(13)
Makes an obscene gesture or uses obscene language.
