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A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder, nuisance, or if his conduct is likely to cause public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, he willfully does any of the following acts in a public place: (1)
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby the other is placed in danger of his life, limb or health;
(2)
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner towards another whereby the property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(3)
Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another;
(4)
Behaves in an intimidating, violent or forceful manner at any time in, upon or in the proximity of a public place in such manner that such conduct constitutes a clear and present danger to the free and lawful movement of any person or to the extent that any other person will be, or is likely to be, restrained, enjoined, incapacitated or stopped in their lawful exercise of business, occupation, amusement, recreation or any other lawful pursuit;
(5)
Obstructs, either singly or together with other persons, the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear such public way or public place when ordered to do so by the town police or other lawful authority;
(6)
Disturbs the peace of another or others by violent, indecent, offensive, hostile, boisterous or obscene conduct, which conduct, is designed or calculated or likely to cause anguish or injury to another or others;
(7)
Damages, befouls, urinates, defecates or disturbs a public place or the property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition, or throws, drops or places any bottle, can, paper, or other litter in a public place or on the property of another;
(8)
Acts in a manner designed, likely or tending to cause or provoke disturbance in any public building or place of business wherein matters affecting the public are being considered or deliberated and which is designed, likely or tending to interfere with the orderly conduct or procedure of such consideration or deliberation.
(Code 1986, § 13-3)
State Law reference— Disorderly conduct, G.L. 1956, § 11-45-1; litter control, G.L. 1956, § 37-15-1 et seq.; indecent intoxication, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-3.