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(a) A disorderly assembly of persons in a public place is hereby prohibited and the police department or any law enforcement officer shall have the authority to disperse those persons and to require them to remove themselves from the place of assembly. Any person participating in a disorderly assembly who fails or refuses to disperse or vacate the place after having been commanded to do so by a law enforcement officer shall be guilty of disorderly assembly.
(b) For purposes of this section, a
DISORDERLY ASSEMBLY means an assembly of two or more persons, some or all of whom are engaged in conduct which threatens the public peace or safety through fighting or violent or threatening behavior, loud language, unreasonable noise, obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic or by littering or breakage.
(c) For purposes of this section,
PUBLIC PLACE means any place, whether within or without a building, commonly and customarily open to or used by the general public.
(1992 Code, § 26-27) (Ord. 38-80, passed 5-19-1980) Penalty, see § 10.999
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LOITERING means remaining in a public place in the downtown loop area which, for purposes of this article, includes the central business district of the city and the area bordered by the west side of Minnesota Avenue to Grange Avenue between Eighth Street and Thirteenth Street, with the apparent purpose of establishing control over an identifiable area, intimidating others from entering those areas, or to conceal illegal activities. LOITERING includes, but is not limited to:
A. Creating or causing to be created any disturbance or annoyance to the passage, access and comfort of any person:
B. Obstructing, impeding or restricting in any manner the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles; and
C. Obstructing, molesting or interfering with any person lawfully in any public place.
(b) No person shall be guilty of violation of this section unless a law enforcement officer has:
(1) Informed the person or persons within a group that the person or group is engaged in loitering within an area in which loitering is prohibited, and order the person or group to disperse and remove himself, herself or themselves from the area or from the place at which the order was issued; and
(2) Informed the person or persons within a group that he, she or they will be subject to arrest if the person or group fails to obey the order promptly or engages in loitering within sight or hearing of the location on which the order was issued during the next three hours.
(1992 Code, § 26-28) (Ord. 69-00, passed 8-14-2000) Penalty, see § 10.999
No person shall place their hands upon, or touch with any part of their body, or fondle in any manner, or massage a sexual or genital part of any other person for any money or other thing of value or offer to or agree to do so (with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party), nor shall any person solicit those act or acts by offering money or other thing of value.
SEXUAL OR GENITAL PARTS include the genitals, pubic area, anus or perineum of any person, or the vulva or breasts of a female. A violation of this section shall be grounds to deny, suspend or revoke any license issued under chapter 110 of this Code. Practitioners of the healing arts lawfully practicing within the scope of their profession are not included within the provisions of this section.
(1992 Code, § 26-29) (Ord. 96-04, passed 9-13-2004) Penalty, see § 10.999
Sale of tickets at more than face value prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to resell or attempt to resell a ticket to an event to be held at any sporting event, theatre, music hall, or other place of public entertainment, amusement, or instruction (collectively the "event") for an amount greater than the face value printed on such ticket on the grounds of such event or within a one-half-mile radius of each such event. No ticket stub which has provided the bearer entry to the first game of a double header and serves to provide re-entry to the second game of a double header event at that event may be resold or attempted to be resold for any amount.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Resell" or "attempt to resell" shall mean to advertise or solicit for resale, and shall include any sale or attempted sale subsequent to the initial offer to the public; and
(2) "Ticket stub" shall mean a portion of a ticket retained by the user which has provided entry to the first game of a double header at that facility and which serves to provide re-entry for the second game.
(Ord. 51-13, passed 8-20-2013)
OFFENSES INVOLVING POLICE
It shall be the duty of all persons in the city when called upon by any police officer to promptly aid and assist the police in the execution of their duties.
(1992 Code, § 34-1) Penalty, see § 10.999
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