§ 19-113. Disorderly conduct.  


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  • (a)

    A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person:

    (1)

    In any street, highway, public building, or while in or on a public conveyance or public place engages in conduct having a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person at whom, individually, such conduct is directed;

    (2)

    Willfully or being intoxicated, whether willfully or not and whether such intoxication results from self-administered alcohol or other drug of whatever nature, disrupts any funeral, memorial service, or meeting of the City Council or a division or agency thereof, or of any school, literary society or place of religious worship, if the disruption:

    a.

    Prevents or interferes with the orderly conduct of the funeral, memorial service, or meeting; or

    b.

    Has a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person at whom, individually, the disruption is directed; or

    (3)

    Willfully or while intoxicated, whether willfully or not and whether such intoxication results from self-administered alcohol or other drug of whatever nature, disrupts the operation of any school or any activity conducted or sponsored by any school, if the disruption:

    a.

    Prevents or interferes with the orderly conduct of the operation or activity; or

    b.

    Has a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person at whom, individually, the disruption is directed.

    (b)

    The conduct prohibited under Subsection (a)(1), (2) or (3) of this section shall not be deemed to include the utterance or display of any words or to include conduct otherwise made punishable under this chapter.

    (c)

    The person in charge of any such building, place, conveyance, meeting, operation or activity may eject therefrom any person who violates this section, with the aid, if necessary, of any persons who may be called upon for such purpose.

    (d)

    A person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

    (Code 1993, § 20-69; Code 2004, § 66-154)

    State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-415.

(Code 1993, § 20-69; Code 2004, § 66-154)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-415.