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(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
(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)
(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
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
(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.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to operate, drive or propel in any manner any kind or character of airplane over the city at an altitude less than 1,000 feet, except that this section shall not apply where a person is endeavoring to land or is taking the air from the landing place close to or adjacent to the city.
(Prior Code, § 11-320) Penalty, see § 10.99
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
INCITE A RIOT. Urging or instigating other persons to riot, but shall not be deemed to mean the mere oral or written advocacy of ideas or expression of belief, not involving advocacy of any act or acts of violence or assertion of the rightness of, or the right to commit, any act or acts.
PUBLIC PLACE.
(1) Any place to which the general public has access and a right to resort for business, entertainment or other purpose, but does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to public use.
(2) It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store, shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business, and also public grounds, areas or parks.
RIOT. A public disturbance involving an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual or a threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate execution of the threat or threats, where the performance of the threatened act or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person or any other individual.
(Prior Code, § 11-322) (Ord. 1526, passed 11-1-94)
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