§ 28-40. Disorderly conduct.

A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she:

(1)

Acts in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby any person is placed in fear of safety for his life, limb or health or whereby public property or property of any other person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;

(2)

Endangers lawful pursuits of another through acts of violence, angry threats and abusive conduct;

(3)

Assembles or congregates with another or other persons for the purpose of causing, provoking or engaging in any fight or brawl;

(4)

Assembles or congregates with another or other persons for the purpose of or with the intent to engage in gambling;

(5)

Frequents any public place with the intent to obtain money from another by an illegal and fraudulent scheme, trick, artifice or device;

(6)

Assembles with another or other persons for the purpose of engaging in any fraudulent scheme, device, or trick to obtain any valuable thing in any place or from any person in the county, or aids or abets therein or assembles or congregates with another or other persons for the purpose of doing bodily harm to another;

(7)

Utters, while in a state of anger, in the presence of another, any lewd or obscene words or epithets;

(8)

Frequents any place where gambling or the illegal sale or possession of alcoholic beverages or narcotics or dangerous drugs is openly practiced, allowed or tolerated;

(9)

Uses "fighting words" directed toward any person who becomes outraged and thus creates turmoil;

(10)

By acts of violence, interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation;

(11)

Congregates with another or others in or on any public way so as to halt the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear such public way when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other person having authority;

(12)

Makes an unreasonably loud and unnecessary noise to the disturbance of the peace of the surrounding area or neighborhood;

(13)

Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or the property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition;

(14)

Consumes alcoholic beverages on any public street, sidewalk, or any other public property within the county. Possession of an open containers of alcoholic beverages or containers with the seal broken shall be prima facie evidence of the consumption;

(15)

Consumes alcoholic beverages, in a vehicle or not, on any public or private parking lot with the county, except those maintained at establishments holding a valid on-premises license for retail sale of alcoholic beverages. Possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages or containers with the seal broken shall be prima facie evidence of the consumption.

(Ord. No. 17-05 , § 1, 3-14-2017)