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(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)
A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder, nuisance or if the conduct is likely to cause public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, he or she wilfully does any of the following acts in a public place:
(A) Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby that other is placed in danger of his or her life, limb or health;
(B) Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another where by the property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(C) Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another;
(D) Interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation by acts of violence;
(E) Obstructs, either singly or together with other persons, the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear the public way when ordered to do so by the city police or other lawful authority known to be such;
(F) Is in a public place under the influence of an alcohol or drug in a condition as to be unable to exercise care for his or her own safety or the safety of others;
(G) Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by city police or any other authorized official of the city, when known to be an official;
(H) Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in attempting to incite a riot;
(I) Addresses abusive language or threats to any member of the City Police Department, any other authorized official of the city who is engaged in the lawful performance of his or her duties, or any other person when the words have a direct tendency to cause acts of violence; (Words merely causing displeasure, annoyance or resentment are not prohibited.)
(J) Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or the property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition;
(K) Makes or causes to be made any loud, boisterous and unreasonable noise or disturbance to the annoyance of any other persons nearby, or near to any public highway, road, street, lane, alley, park, square or common, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed, or the traveling public annoyed;
(L) Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a police officer, when known to be an official, where one or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, and the public health and safety is immanently threatened;
(Prior Code, § 11-323) (Ord. 1526, passed 11-1-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
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