Disorderly Conduct
§ 240.20 Disorderly conduct
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof:
- He engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or
- He makes unreasonable noise; or
- In a public place, he uses abusive or obscene language, or makes an obscene gesture; or
- Without lawful authority, he disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or
- He obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
- He congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse; or
- He creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose.
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