§ 14-6. Disorderly conduct.  


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  • (a)

    Any person who shall do or engage in any of the following shall be guilty of disorderly conduct:

    (1)

    Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby any person is placed in fear of safety of life, limb or health.

    (2)

    Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another, whereby public property or property of any other person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged.

    (3)

    Endanger lawful pursuits of another by acts of violence, angry threats and abusive conduct.

    (4)

    Cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another or public property.

    (5)

    Assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of causing, provoking or engaging in any fight or brawl.

    (6)

    Jostle or roughly crowd or push any person in any public place.

    (7)

    Be one of those who collect in bodies or in crowds for unlawful purposes.

    (8)

    Be one of those who assemble or congregate for the purpose of or with the intent to engage in gaming.

    (9)

    Frequent any public place with intent to obtain money from another by an illegal and fraudulent scheme, trick, artifice or device.

    (10)

    Be one of those who assemble for the purpose of engaging in any fraudulent scheme, device or trick to obtain any valuable thing in any place or from any person.

    (11)

    Utter, while in a state of anger in the presence of another, any lewd or obscene words or epithets.

    (12)

    Frequent any place where gaming or the illegal sale or possession of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances is practiced, allowed or tolerated.

    (13)

    Use "fighting words" directed toward any person.

    (14)

    Be one of those who assemble or congregate for the purpose of doing bodily harm to another.

    (15)

    By acts of violence interfere with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation.

    (16)

    Be one of those who congregate in or on any public way so as to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuse to clear such public way when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other person having authority.

    (17)

    Make any unreasonably loud and unnecessary noise.

    (18)

    Damage, befoul or disturb public property or the property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthful or physically offensive condition.

    (b)

    Any person convicted of disorderly conduct, as defined in this section, shall be punished as provided in section 1-8.

(Code 1973, § 13-14)

State law reference

Offenses against the public peace, G.S. 14-269 et seq.; disorderly conduct, G.S. 14-288.4.

Cross reference

Noise prohibitions, § 14-29 et seq.; disorderly conduct in parks, §§ 15-6(c), 15-7(m).