ARTICLE XXI. - OFFENSES REGARDING PUBLIC ORDER
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Minersville, UT.
The text
DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY#
Secs. 14-653—14-677. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 2. - BREACHES OF THE PEACE AND RELATED OFFENSES#
Sec. 14-678. - Riot.#
(a)
A person is guilty of riot if the person:
(1)
Simultaneously with two or more other persons engages in tumultuous or violent conduct and thereby knowingly or recklessly creates a substantial risk of causing public alarm;
(2)
Assembles with two or more other persons with the purpose of engaging, soon thereafter, in violent conduct, knowing that two or more other persons in the assembly have the same purpose; or
(3)
Assembles with two or more other persons with the purpose of committing an offense against a person or the property of another person who the person supposes to be guilty of a violation of law, believing that two or more other persons in the assembly have the same purpose.
(b)
Any person who refuses to comply with a lawful order to withdraw given to him prior to, during, or immediately following a violation of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of riot. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that withdrawal must take place over private property; provided, however, that persons who withdraw in compliance with an order to withdraw may not incur criminal or civil liability by virtue of acts reasonably necessary to accomplish the withdrawal.
(c)
Riot is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Code 1981, § 13-911)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-9-101.
Sec. 14-679. - Disorderly conduct.#
(a)
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if:
(1)
The person refuses to comply with the lawful order of the police to move from a public place or knowingly creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition, by any act which serves no legitimate purpose; or
(2)
Intending to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk of public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, the person:
a.
Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;
b.
Makes unreasonable noises in a public place;
c.
Makes unreasonable noises in a private place which can be heard in a public place or an official meeting; or
d.
Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic in a public place or an official meeting.
(b)
The term "public place," for the purpose of this section, means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes but is not limited to streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, public facilities, transport facilities, and shops.
(c)
The mere carrying or possession of a holstered or encased firearm, whether visible or concealed, without additional behavior or circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe the holstered or encased firearm was carried or possessed with criminal intent, does not constitute a violation of this section. Nothing in this subsection may limit or prohibit a law enforcement officer from approaching or engaging any person in a voluntary conversation.
(d)
An individual who violates this section is guilty of:
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (d)(2) or (3) of this section, an infraction;
(2)
Except as provided in subsection (d)(2) of this section, a Class C misdemeanor, if the violation occurs after the individual has been asked to cease conduct prohibited under this section;
(3)
Except as provided in U.C.A. 1953, § 76-9-102(4)(d), a Class B misdemeanor, if:
a.
The violation occurs after the individual has been asked to cease conduct prohibited under this section; and
b.
Within five years before the day on which the individual violates this section, the individual was previously convicted of a violation of this section.
(Code 1981, § 13-912)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-9-102(2)—(4).
Sec. 14-680. - Disrupting a meeting or processions.#
(a)
A person is guilty of disrupting a meeting or procession if, intending to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering, he obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or gathering by physical action, verbal utterance, or any other means.
(b)
Disrupting a meeting or procession is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Code 1981, § 13-913)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-9-103.
Sec. 14-681. - Failure to disperse.#
(a)
A person is guilty of failure to disperse when he remains at the scene of a riot, disorderly conduct, or an unlawful assembly after having been ordered to disperse by a peace officer.
(b)
This section shall not apply to a person who attempted to but was unable to leave the scene of the riot or unlawful assembly.
(c)
Failure to disperse is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Code 1981, § 13-914)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-9-104.
Sec. 14-682. - Making a false alarm.#
(a)
A person is guilty of making a false alarm if he initiates or circulates a report or warning of any fire, impending bombing, or other crime or catastrophe, knowing that the report or warning is false or baseless and is likely to cause evacuation of any building, place of assembly, or facility of public transport, to cause public inconvenience or alarm or action of any sort by any official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.
(b)
Making a false alarm is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Code 1981, § 13-915)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-9-105(1), (2)(c).