CHAPTER 132: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND MORALS
Section
Disturbing the Peace; Disorderly Conduct
   132.001   Disturbing the peace
   132.002   Insulting signs, literature or language
   132.003   Obscenity, threats, or harassment by telephone or electronic communications
   132.004   Storing or keeping explosives
   132.005   Fireworks
   132.006   Low-flying planes
   132.007   Definitions
   132.008   Disorderly conduct
   132.009   Exemptions
Drug-Related Offenses
   132.020   Definitions
   132.021   Possession of controlled dangerous substance
   132.022   Drug paraphernalia
   132.023   Inhalation of glue or other substances; exceptions
   132.024   Possession and sale of certain toxins
Alcohol-Related Offenses
   132.035   Definition of alcoholic beverage
   132.036   Misrepresentation of age prohibited
   132.037   Consumption of alcoholic beverages
   132.038   Public intoxication
   132.039   Sale, delivery or furnishing alcoholic beverages to any person who is intoxicated or who has been adjudged insane or mentally deficient
   132.040   Possession/consumption of alcohol by a minor
   132.041   Sale, delivery or furnishing alcoholic beverages to any person under 21 years of age
Tobacco-Related Offenses
   132.050   Smoking; prohibitions on smoking; smoking in certain public places
   132.051   Sale to persons under 21 years of age prohibited
   132.052   Restriction of tobacco samples
   132.053   Public access to displayed tobacco products and vapor products
   132.054   Report of violations and compliance checks
   132.055   Furnishing cigarette papers, pipes, and other items designed for smoking or consumption of tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products to persons under 21
Truancy
   132.065   Refusal to compel child to attend school
   132.066   Truancy prohibited
   132.067   Temporary detention of truants
Solicitation
   132.070   Aggressive solicitation prohibited
Disorderly Houses
   132.075   Definition
   132.076   Maintenance or lease
   132.077   Residents and visitors to disorderly houses
Vagrancy; Loitering
   132.090   Vagrancy
   132.091   Loitering and sleeping on private property
   132.092   Curfew
Deception
   132.105   Definition; prohibited activity
   132.106   Fraudulent use of credit cards
   132.107   Obtaining food or services by false pretenses
   132.108   False or bogus checks
   132.109   Making false declaration of ownership to a pawnbroker
Harmful Material and Behavior
   132.135   Displaying material harmful to minors
   132.136   Prostitution
   132.137   Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday
   132.138   Contributing to the delinquency of a minor prohibited
Weapons and Firearms
   132.150   Definitions
   132.151   Carrying weapons; exceptions
   132.152   Repealed
   132.153   Repealed
   132.154   Repealed
   132.155   Repealed
   132.156   Repealed
   132.157   Firearms in vehicles
   132.158   Repealed
   132.159   Repealed
   132.160   Discharge
   132.161   Repealed
DISTURBING THE PEACE; DISORDERLY CONDUCT
§ 132.001 DISTURBING THE PEACE.
   (A)   It is unlawful to disturb or alarm the peace of another or others by doing any of the acts set out in division (B) below.
   (B)   Disturbing the peace is the doing of any of the following in a manner as would foreseeably alarm or disturb the peace of another or others:
      (1)   Using obscene, offensive, abusive, profane, vulgar, threatening, violent or insulting language or conduct;
      (2)   Appearing in an intoxicated condition;
      (3)   Engaging in a fistic encounter;
      (4)   Lewdly exposing one's person or private parts thereof, in any public place or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby;
      (5)   Pointing any pistol or any other deadly weapon whether loaded or not at any person or persons either in anger or otherwise;
      (6)   Holding an unlawful assembly of two or more persons, including being assembled together and acting in concert, to do any unlawful act against the peace or to the terror of others or preparing for or moving toward such acts, or otherwise assembly unlawfully or riotously;
      (7)   Interrupting any lawful assembly of people by making noise, by rude, indecent or improper behavior, by profane, improper or loud language or in any other manner, either within the place of assembly or within hearing distance thereof;
      (8)   Making unnecessarily loud, offensive noises;
      (9)   Disturbing any congregation or assembly of persons meeting for religious worship by making noise, by rude, indecent or improper behavior, by profane, improper or loud language or in any other manner, either within the place of worship or within hearing distance thereof; or
      (10)   Committing any other act in a manner as to unreasonably disturb or warn the public.
(Prior Code, § 11-301) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 132.002 INSULTING SIGNS, LITERATURE OR LANGUAGE.
   (A)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the city, to display any sign, emblem, badge, flag or device, which in its common acceptance is insulting, profane or abusive to the citizens of the city, and which is calculated or of which the natural consequence is, to cause a breach of the peace or an assault.
      (2)   It is unlawful for any person to wilfully use, utter, publish, circulate or distribute any profane, violent, abusive or insulting language or literature where:
         (a)   A natural consequence of the language or literature is to cause a breach of the peace or an assault; or
         (b)   The language or literature, in its common acceptance is calculated to cause a breach of the peace or an assault.
(Prior Code, § 11-302)
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to utter, publish, distribute or circulate any literature or language within the corporate limits of the city that casts profane ridicule on any religion, which is calculated or where the natural consequence is to cause a breach of the peace or an assault. (Prior Code, § 11-303)
§ 132.003 OBSCENITY, THREATS, OR HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for a person who, by means of a telecommunication or other electronic communication device, willfully either:
      (1)   Makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent;
      (2)   Makes a telecommunication or other electronic communication with intent to terrify, intimidate, or harass, or threaten to inflict injury or physical harm to any person or property of that person;
      (3)   Makes a telecommunication or other electronic communication, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to put the party called in fear of physical harm or death;
      (4)   Makes a telecommunication or other electronic communication, whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing the identity of the person making the call or communication and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called number;
      (5)   Knowingly permits any telecommunication or other electronic communication under the control of the person to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section; and
      (6)   In conspiracy or concerted action with other persons, makes repeated calls or electronic communications or simultaneous calls or electronic communications solely to harass any person at the called number(s).
   (B)   As used in this section, TELECOMMUNICATION and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION mean any type of telephonic, electronic, or radio communications, or transmission of signs, signals, data, writings, images, and sounds, or intelligence of any nature by telephone, including cellular telephones, wire, cable, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photo-optical system or the creation, display, management, storage, processing, transmission, or distribution of images, text, voice, video, or data by wire, cable, or wireless means, including the Internet. The term includes:
      (1)   A communication initiated by electronic mail, instant message, network call, or facsimile machine; and
      (2)   A communication made to a pager.
   (C)   Use of a telephone or other electronic communications facility under this section shall include all use made of such a facility between the points of origin and reception. Any offense under this section is a continuing offense and shall be deemed to have been committed at either the place of origin or the place of reception.
   (D)   Any person who is convicted of the provisions of division (A) of this section shall be guilty of an offense punishable as provided in § 10.99 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 11-304) (Ord. 1522, passed 10-4-94; Am. Ord. 1854, passed 7-19-11) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 132.004 STORING OR KEEPING EXPLOSIVES.
   It is unlawful for any person to store or keep within the city any nitroglycerin, dynamite, gunpowder or any other highly explosive material or substance, except that gunpowder may be kept in quantities of not to exceed five pounds where the same is securely kept.
(Prior Code, § 11-305) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 132.005 FIREWORKS.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      FIREWORKS. Firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, roman candles, toy pistols, toy cannons, detonating cones, blank cartridges and other devices or intended for pyrotechnic display.
   (B)   It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, display for sale, sell or purchase fireworks of any kind, character or description within the city limits.
   (C)   It is unlawful for any person to use, fire or discharge any fireworks, as described in division (A) above, within the limits of the city.
   (D)   The sale, purchase or firing of fireworks of any kind as provided in this section is hereby declared to be a danger to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of the city and is also hereby declared to be a public nuisance, in addition to the penalties provided.
   (E)   This section shall not be applicable to pyrotechnical fireworks which may be authorized by resolution of the City Council when under the control of qualified individuals and the time, place and manner of the display is approved by the Chief of the Fire Department.
(Prior Code, § 11-306) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Bottle rockets prohibited by state law, see     68 O.S. § 1624
   Municipal power to regulate, see 11 O.S. § 22-110
   State fireworks licenses, see 68 O.S. §§ 1621 et seq.
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