14.130 Disorderly Conduct.

Whoever does any of the following shall be in violation of this section:

(1) Disorderly Conduct Prohibited.

(a) General Disorderly Conduct. It shall be unlawful for a person to, in a public or private place, engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance.

(b) Permitting Disorderly Conduct. It shall be unlawful for a person to permit or allow any kind of disorderly conduct within a licensed premises.

(2) Disorderly Conduct Causing Bodily Harm. It shall be unlawful for a person to, in a public or private place, engage in violent, abusive, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which such conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance and under circumstances in which such conduct causes any bodily harm to the person of another.

(3) Disorderly Conduct With a Motor Vehicle.

(a) No person shall, within the City of Manitowoc, by or through the use of any motor vehicle, including but not limited to an automobile, truck, motorcycle, minibike, or snowmobile, cause or provide disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle.

(b) Disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle shall mean, while operating or in control of a motor vehicle, to engage in conduct or activities which are violent, unreasonably loud, dangerous to persons or property, or otherwise against the public peace, welfare, and safety, including but not limited to unnecessary, deliberate, or intentional spinning of the wheels, squealing of the tires, revving or racing of the engine, blowing of the horn, causing the engine to backfire, or causing the vehicle, while commencing to move or while in motion, to raise one or more wheels off the ground. Specifically excluded from this definition are legitimate, scheduled racing events.

(4) Compression Brakes Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for a person to use or operate motor vehicle brakes within the City which are in any way activated or operated by the compression of the engine of such motor vehicle or any unit or part thereof. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if compression brakes are applied in cases of emergency to avert imminent danger to persons or property.

[Ord. 23-299 § 2, 2023; Ord. 18-557 § 2, 2018. Prior code § 14.13]