574.010. Peace disturbance — penalty.
1. A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if he or she:
- (1) Unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person or persons by:
- (a) Loud noise; or
- (b) Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific individual and uttered under circumstances which are likely to produce an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient; or
- (c) Threatening to commit a felonious act against any person under circumstances which are likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that such threat may be carried out; or
- (d) Fighting; or
- (e) Creating a noxious and offensive odor;
- (2) Is in a public place or on private property of another without consent and purposely causes inconvenience to another person or persons by unreasonably and physically obstructing:
- (a) Vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
- (b) The free ingress or egress to or from a public or private place.
2. The offense of peace disturbance is a class B misdemeanor upon the first conviction. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, peace disturbance is a class A misdemeanor. Upon a third or subsequent conviction, a person shall be sentenced to pay a fine of no less than one thousand dollars and no more than five thousand dollars.
