Disorderly Conduct Revision
45-8-101. Disorderly conduct. (1) A person commits the offense of
disorderly conduct if the person knowingly disturbs the peace by:
(a) quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting;
(b) making loud or unusual noises;
(c) using threatening, profane, or abusive language;
(d) discharging firearms, except at a shooting range during established hours of operation;
(e) rendering vehicular or pedestrian traffic impassable;
(f) rendering the free ingress or egress to public or private places impassable;
(g) disturbing or disrupting any lawful assembly or public meeting;
(h) transmitting a false report or warning of
a fire or other catastrophe in a place where its occurrence would
endanger human life;
(i) creating a hazardous or physically
offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose; or
(j) transmitting a false report or warning of
an impending explosion in a place where its occurrence would endanger
human life.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a
person convicted of the offense of disorderly conduct shall be fined
not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not
to exceed 10 days, or both.
(3) A person convicted of a violation of
subsection (1)(j) shall be fined not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned
in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both.