HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-59 - Addition of Section 21.007 to the Municipal CodeBILL NO. ~_~--7 y
ORDINANCE N0. `~,~ ~r~
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION 21.007 OF THE RIVERSIDE
CITY CODE REGARDING DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Anew Section 21.007 of the Riverside City Code
is hereby enacted, which shall read as follows:
"21.007 Disorderly Conduct Prohibited. A person shall be
guilty of disorderly conduct if, they recklessly or knowingly
cause danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance to another person, or
by doing any of the following acts:
(a) Commits an act in a violent or tumultuous manner
toward another whereby another is placed in danger of
life, limb or health;
(b) Commits an act in a violent or tumultuous manner
toward another whereby the property of another is
placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(c) Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or
riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb,
health or property of another;
(d) Interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful
occupation by acts of violence;
(e) Obstructs, either singly or together with other
persons, the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic
and refuses to clear such public way when ordered to
do so by the City Police or other lawful authority;
(f) Is in a public place under the influence of an
intoxicating liquor or drug in such condition as to be
~:nable to exeicise care for his own safety or the
safety of others.
(g) Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by City
Police or any other authorized official of the City,
when known to be such an official;
(h) Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in
attempting to incite a riot;
(i) Addresses abusive language or threats to any member of
the City Police Department, any other authorized
official of the City who is engaged in the lawful
performance of his duties, or any other person when
such words have a direct tendency to cause acts of
violence. Words merely causing displeasure, annoyance
or resentment are not prohibited.
(j) Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or the
property of another so as to create a hazardous,
unhealthy or physically offensive condition;
(k) Makes or causes to be made any loud, boisterous and
unreasonable noise or disturbance which is likely to
annoy any other persons nearby, or near to any public
highway, road, street, lane, alley, park, square or
common;
(1) Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a police
officer, when known to be such an official, where one
or more persons are committing acts of disorderly
conduct in the immediate vicinity;
(m) Uses abusive or obscene
gesture which is likely
violent response from a
(n) A person shall be guilty
person knowingly allows
upon any premises owned
his control.
language or makes an obscene
to produce an immediate
reasonable recipient;
of disorderly conduct if a
disorderly conduct to occur
or possessed by him or under
Exemptions. This ordinance shall not be construed to
suppress the right to lawful assembly, picketing, public
speaking or other lawful means of expressing public opinion not
in contravention of other laws."
SECTION 2: All provisions of the code of the City of
Riverside, Missouri which are inconsistent herewith are
repealed and amended *_o conform wit:, this ordinance. The City
Clerk is directed to incorporate the provisions of this
ordinance into the appropriate sections of the City Code.
PASSED THIS ~~~~ DAY OF _~ ~ ~ ~~' , 1992.
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MAYOR
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APPROVED THIS ~~~ DAY OF t~~ ' , 1992.
MAYOR