10.60 - Disorderly Conduct
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Section 10.60: Disorderly Conduct
It is unlawful for any person, in a public or private place, knowing, or having
reasonable grounds to know, that it will, or will tend to, alarm, anger or disturb
others or provoke any assault or breach of the peace, to do the following:
A. Engage in brawling or fighting; or,
B. Disturb an assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character; or,
C. Engage in offensive, obscene or abusive language or in boisterous and
noisy conduct tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger or resentment in
others; or,
D. Knowingly engage in, offer, or attempt to engage in, aid or assist another
to engage in, or congregate because of: (a) lewd, lascivious or immoral
conduct; or (b) the use of words which are slanderous and tend to injure
the reputation of others, obscene, or personally abusive and inherently
likely to provoke a violent reaction or tend to incite an immediate breach of
the peace; or,
E. Whether or not posted with signs so prohibiting, voluntarily enter the
waters of any river or public swimming pool at any time when said waters
are not properly supervised by trained life-saving personnel in attendance
for that purpose, or enter such waters without being garbed in a bathing
suit sufficient to cover his or her person and equal to the standards
generally adopted and accepted by the Public; or,
F. Urinate or defecate in a place other than (a) if on public property then in a
plumbing fixture provided for that purpose, or (b) if on the private property
of another then in a plumbing fixture provided for that purpose, or (c) if on
private property not owned or controlled by another, then within a building;
or,
G. Lurk, lie in wait, or be concealed in any building, yard or street with intent
to commit any crime or misdemeanor; or,
H. Knowingly exhibit, sell, print, publish, distribute, or offer to sell or
distribute, an obscene book, magazine, picture, photograph, film, or any
other writing, image or article which is obscene; or knowingly perform or
cause to be performed an obscene dramatic or musical production.
"Obscene" for the purpose of this Section is defined as follows: Material
which the dominant theme of, taken as a whole, would be found by the
average person applying community standards as appealing to the prurient
interest; and which, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic,
political, or scientific value; and which depicts or describes in a patently
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offensive way masturbation, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the
genitals or female breast, or ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted,
actual or simulated; or,
1. Look, peer, or peep into any window, door, skylight, or other opening in a
house, room, or building located on property not owned or controlled by
such person with intent to observe the actions of occupants of any such
house, room or building, or loiter around or within view of any such
window, door, skylight or other Opening for the purpose of observing the
Occupants thereof; or,
J. Cause the making or production of an unnecessary noise by shouting or by
any other means or mechanism including the blowing of any automobile or
other vehicle horn; or,
K. Use a sound amplifier upon streets and public property without prior written
permission from the City; or,
L. Use a flash or spotlight in a manner so as to annoy or endanger others; or,
M. Cause defacement, destruction, or otherwise damage to any premises or
any property located thereon; or,
N. Strew, scatter, litter, throw, dispose of or deposit any refuse, garbage, or
rubbish unto any premises except into receptacles provided for such
purpose; or,
O. Enter any motor vehicle of another without the consent of the owner or
operator; or,
P. Failor refuse to vacate or leave any premises after being requested or
ordered, whether orally or in writing, to do so, by the owner, or person in
charge thereof, or by any law enforcement agent or official; provided,
however, that this provision shall not apply to any person who is owner or
tenant of the premises involved nor to any law enforcement or other
government official who may be present thereon at that time in an official
capacity, nor shall it include the spouse, children, employee or tenant of
such owner or occupier.
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