Chapter 9.20
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Sections:
9.20.010 Disorderly persons defined.
9.20.020 Intoxication in public places.
9.20.030 Fighting, quarreling.
9.20.050 Disturbing the peace.
9.20.060 False fire alarm.
9.20.070 Obscenity.
9.20.080 Trespassing.
9.20.090 Vandalism.
9.20.100 Unlawful carrying of concealed weapons.
9.20.110 Discharge of firearms.
9.20.113 Carrying loaded firearm in vehicle.
9.20.115 Carrying concealed firearm.
9.20.120 Impersonation.
9.20.130 Molesting women.
9.20.140 Malicious littering.
9.20.150 Property destruction.
9.20.160 Unlawful cohabitation – Indecent exposure.
9.20.170 Peeping Toms.
9.20.180 Throwing objects on streets.
9.20.190 Obstructing public places.
9.20.010 Disorderly persons defined.
All persons who shall conduct themselves in the city in the manner described in this chapter, are declared to be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 1, 1962).
9.20.020 Intoxication in public places.
All persons found intoxicated in any public place, or within view of any public place, or on the private property of another, being thereon without permission of the lawful occupier thereof, within the city shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 2, 1962).
9.20.030 Fighting, quarreling.
All persons fighting or quarreling in the city shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 3, 1962).
9.20.050 Disturbing the peace.
All persons who shall, by noisy, and/or boisterous, and/or riotous, and/or tumultuous conduct, disturb the peace and quiet of the city, or any lawful meeting or assemblage therein shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 5, 1962).
9.20.060 False fire alarm.
All persons who shall willfully give a false alarm of fire shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 6, 1962).
9.20.070 Obscenity.
All persons who shall use vulgar, profane, abusive or obscene language in a public place or upon the property of another, or be guilty of any indecent or immoral act, practice or conduct, tending to debauch public morals shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 7, 1962).
9.20.080 Trespassing.
All persons trespassing upon or injuring any park, parking strip or grass plot shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 8, 1962).
9.20.090 Vandalism.
All persons who shall willfully break, mar, injure or deface any building, fence, awnings, window sign, sign board, tree, flowers, grass, shrubbery, or other thing of value, being the property of another shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 9, 1962).
9.20.100 Unlawful carrying of concealed weapons.
All persons (except police or other law enforcement officers) who shall carry without legal permission upon their persons any concealed weapons, consisting of a revolver, pistol or other firearm, or any knife other than an ordinary pocket knife, or any dirk or dagger, slingshot, brass knuckles, blackjack, or any other instrument used as a weapon shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 10, 1962).
9.20.110 Discharge of firearms.
All persons (except police or other law enforcement officers in the course of duty) who shall ignite or discharge any explosive device or firearm of any kind, except in the lawful defense of their person or property shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 11, 1962).
9.20.113 Carrying loaded firearm in vehicle.
Unless licensed to do so, no person shall keep, maintain or carry a loaded pistol in any vehicle in the city. (Ord. 390 § 1, 1973).
9.20.115 Carrying concealed firearm.
Unless licensed by lawful authority to carry a concealed weapon, no person shall carry a pistol concealed on his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business. (Ord. 390 § 2, 1973).
9.20.120 Impersonation.
All persons who shall falsely represent themselves as a law enforcement officer, or who shall with intent to deceive use or imitate any of the signs, signals or devices adopted and used by the police department, or who shall wear in public the uniform, badge or insignia employed by the police department shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 12, 1962).
9.20.130 Molesting women.
Any male person who shall willfully annoy, bother, molest, insult, traduce or offer any affront to any female person shall be a disorderly person. (Ord. 222 § 13, 1962).
9.20.140 Malicious littering.
All persons who for the purpose of annoyance or mischief, shall negligently place in any doorway or on any sidewalk, street or alley in the city or upon school property in the city, any box, bottle, barrel, cask, or other things of negligible value, or refuse shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 14, 1962).
9.20.150 Property destruction.
All persons who shall remove, interfere with, carry away, or destroy the property of another, or who shall tear down, destroy or mutilate any lawful notice or handbill lawfully posted in the city shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 15, 1962).
9.20.160 Unlawful cohabitation – Indecent exposure.
All persons who shall unlawfully cohabit with another, not the husband or wife of such persons, and any person who shall make any open and/or indecent or obscene exposure of his or her person, or the person of another shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 16, 1962).
9.20.170 Peeping Toms.
All persons who go upon the premises occupied by another, and look through any windows from the outside of any building on the premises after dark and before daylight without permission of the occupier of such property shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 17, 1962).
9.20.180 Throwing objects on streets.
All persons who shall throw or propel by any manner a ball, stone or any other missile upon the streets of the city, or within the corporate limits without the permission of the chief of police shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 222 § 18, 1962).
9.20.190 Obstructing public places.
All persons who shall loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle, either alone and/or in consort with others, in a public place in such manner so as to:
(1) Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk, or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians; or
(2) Commit in or upon any public street, public highway or public sidewalk or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress, and regress therein, thereon and thereto;
and who, when ordered by any law enforcement officer to stop such conduct and to move on or disperse, shall fail or refuse to obey such order shall be disorderly persons. (Ord. 356 § 1, 1971; Ord. 222 § 4(a), 1962).