§ 18-74. Disorderly conduct.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within the corporate limits of the city to engage in any conduct described in the following subsections:

(1)

To act in violent or tumultuous manner toward another whereby any person is placed in fear of the safety of his life, limb, or health; or

(2)

To act in a violent or tumultuous manner towards another whereby the property of any person is placed in danger of being damaged or destroyed; or

(3)

To cause, provoke, or engage in any fight, brawl, or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health, or property of another; or

(4)

To direct "fighting words" towards another, that is, words which by their very nature tend to incite a breach of the peace; or

(5)

To interfere, by acts of physical obstruction, another's pursuit of a lawful occupation or activity; or

(6)

To congregate with another or others on or about any public way or private way which is open to the public so as to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and to fail to clear that public way or above-described private way after being ordered to do so by a police officer or other lawful authority; or

(7)

To disrupt by actions which tend to incite a breach of the peace, the activities of any house of worship, hospital, home for the elderly, school, court, city council or chambers; or

(8)

To throw bottles, paper, cans, glass, sticks, stones, missiles, or any other debris on public property or private property without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof; or

(9)

Without lawful authority, to purposely obstruct, block, or impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic on any public sidewalk, public street, or entrance or exit to any public way, private residence, house of worship, business, public hall, theater, public convenience, or other public place.

(Ord. No. 05-1362, § 1, 12-12-05)

State law reference

Disorderly conduct, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-39.