§ 31-1. Disorderly conduct.

(a)

Any person who shall do or engage in any of the following acts or things within the unincorporated area of the county, shall be guilty of disorderly conduct and shall be punished in accord with the provisions of this section. Such acts or things which shall constitute disorderly conduct are more particularly described as follows:

(1)

Fighting or quarreling or acting in such a manner as to annoy or disturb the peace, quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, school building, hospital or in any dwelling, hotel, or other type residence, or of any persons in the vicinity.

(2)

Using any indecent, vulgar, obscene, threatening or abusive language in or near a public place that has a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom or of whom the remarks are addressed.

(3)

Striking or attempting to strike another.

(4)

Assemble or congregate with another or with others to cause, provoke, or engage in any fight or brawl.

(5)

Collect in bodies or in crowds and engage in unlawful activities and fail to withdraw from the assembly on being lawfully commanded to do so by a peace officer.

(6)

Create by or in any manner loud noises which disrupt, disturb, or otherwise interfere with the peace and tranquility of the public.

(7)

Interfere, by acts of violence, with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation.

(8)

Without provocation, uses obscene and vulgar or profane language in the presence of or by telephone to a person under the age of 14 years which threatens an immediate breach of the peace.

(9)

Defecating or urinating or exposing genitals or female breast; on or adjacent to any street or sidewalk or in any public or quasi-public parking lot or in the halls, elevators, stairways, or any other area designated for public passage within any public or commercial buildings or on any property open to public view.

(10)

Knowingly and willfully harass or attempt to harass or mislead any E-911 operator or law enforcement officer or firefighter or emergency medical technician by false alarms or repeatedly dialing 911 and hanging up or any unauthorized use of any device of whatever nature to summon law enforcement, firefighters, or emergency medical provider aid without reasonable cause.

(11)

Knowingly and willfully strike, fight, oppose, interfere or prevent the lawful discharge of official duties of the county sheriff, his or her lawful deputies, the county marshal, his or her lawful deputies, a county code enforcement or land development officer, animal control officer, animal shelter staff, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic or other arresting officer.

(12)

Knowingly and willfully provide a false name, address, date of birth or social security number or any personal identification information in an effort to mislead as to his or her identity or personal identification the county sheriff, his or her lawful deputies, the county marshal, his or her lawful deputies, a county code enforcement or land development officer, animal control officer, animal shelter staff, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic or other arresting officer.

(13)

For any person to peddle or sell door to door his or her service or the services of another or any item without a county, state, business, professional or other legal and binding license or permit; unless said individual is raising money for a local not for profit event such as for his/her school, church, etc.

(14)

Knowingly invite, allow, permit, a person(s) under the age of 21 to gather collect, assemble in any building or upon any land for the purpose of consuming alcoholic beverages in violation of state law and or any person(s) to keep and maintain a common, ill-governed, disorderly place which encourages gaming, drinking, misbehavior or disturbance any neighborhood or orderly citizen(s).

(15)

Any person who shall throw any bottle, paper, can, glass, stick, stone, missile or any other debris on public property.

(16)

Any person who shall commit an act of public indecency tending to debauch the morals of any person.

(17)

Any person who shall be found in a state of drunkenness or intoxication upon the public rights-of-way, county or other publicly owned property or any public park.

(b)

Upon conviction of a violation of a section of this chapter, a person shall be punishable by the imposition of a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of time not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or up to the limits of any penalty provided by state law for the ordinance. Each violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(Res. No. 17-105, 9-14-2017)