§ 20-19. Disorderly conduct.

A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if such person:

(1)

Creates a condition which is hazardous to such person or another in a public place by any action which serves no legitimate purpose;

(2)

Engages in fighting or violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior in a public place;

(3)

Directs at another person in a public place obscene, derisive, or offensive words which are likely to provoke a violent reaction on the part of any ordinary person;

(4)

Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any public street or sidewalk or the entrance to any public building;

(5)

Engages in conduct in a public place which substantially interferes with a criminal investigation, a firefighting operation to which RSA 154:17 is applicable, the provision of emergency medical treatment, or the provision of other services when traffic or pedestrian management is required;

(6)

Knowingly refuses to comply with a lawful order of a peace officer to move from any public place;

(7)

Exposes their genitals or buttocks in a location where exposure is visible to another in a public place, or if any female exposes her breasts for any purpose other than to breast feed that person's child;

(8)

Urinates or defecates in a location where exposure is visible to another in a public place; or

(9)

Discharges any consumer fireworks formerly known as class "C" explosives or any New Hampshire permissible fireworks within the town without properly obtaining a permit by the appropriate authority, that being the fire chief and chief of police as outlined in RSA 160-B.

(Ord. of 4-15-1996, § II; Ord. of 5-1-2006; Ord. No. 2006-01a, § II, 5-31-2006; Ord. No. 2006-01a, § II, 9-6-2006)

State law reference

Disorderly conduct upon a train, etc., RSA 377:8; disorderly conduct RSA 644:2; indecent exposure, lewdness, RSA 645:1.