CHAPTER 132: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE; MORALS
Section
Offenses Against Public Peace
   132.01   Disturbing the peace
   132.02   Disturbing funerals
   132.03   Disorderly conduct
   132.04   Unnecessary noise
   132.05   Parades, public assemblies
   132.06   Curfew for minors
Offenses Against Public Morals
   132.20   Public intoxication
   132.21   Marijuana prohibited
   132.22   Drug paraphernalia
   132.23   Sniffing glue, paint and other substances
   132.24   False representation
   132.25   Prowling on premises
   132.26   Obscene, threatening or harassing telecommunication calls
   132.27   Disorderly house
   132.28   Nudity, indecent exposure
   132.29   Gambling and gambling devices
   132.30   Prostitution
   132.31   Offenses near school
   132.32   Sleeping in public places or on private property
   132.33   Contributing to delinquency of a minor
   132.34   Tobacco to minors prohibited
   132.35   Providing alcohol to minors
 
   132.99   Penalty
OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
§ 132.01 DISTURBING THE PEACE.
   (A)   Prohibition generally. 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)   Prohibited acts enumerated. Disturbing the peace is the doing of any of the following in such 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 other person or persons either in anger or otherwise;
      (6)   Holding an unlawful assembly of three 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 assembling 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)   Obstructing the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles on a street, right-of-way or sidewalk, or other public place;
      (9)   Obstructing, molesting or interfering with any person lawfully in a public place;
      (10)   Making unnecessarily loud, offensive noises;
      (11)   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; and/or
      (12)   Committing any other act in such a manner calculated as to unreasonably disturb, interfere with or alarm the public or the comfort and repose of any person.
   (C)   Police authority to disperse. Whenever any police officer shall, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, decide that the presence of any person in any public place is causing any of the conditions enumerated in division (B) above, he or she may, if he or she deems it necessary for the preservation of the public peace and safety, order that person to leave that place, and anyone who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
   (D)   Exception. This section shall not apply to peaceful picketing, public speaking or other lawful expressions of opinion not in contravention of other laws.
(Prior Code, § 5-4A-3) Penalty, see § 132.99
§ 132.02 DISTURBING FUNERALS.
   No person shall willfully disturb, interrupt or disquiet any assemblage of people who have met for the purpose of any funeral, or obstruct or detain any person engaged in accompanying any funeral to a place of burial.
(Prior Code, § 5-4A-4) Penalty, see § 132.99
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