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A. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she:

1. Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority; or

2. Assembles with three or more persons and attempts, instigates, aids or carries out any conduct with those persons that tends toward a breach of the peace or injury to persons, or substantial harm to property; provided, that prior to making arrests an order to disperse be given and a reasonable time allowed for such dispersion; provided, further, that “conduct” shall not be construed to mean the exercise of one’s constitutional rights to legally protest; or

3. Fails or refuses to disperse when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other public servant engaged in enforcing or executing the law; or

4. Intentionally creates a risk of assault through the use of abusive language; or

5. Intentionally uses profane, offensive or indecent language or engages in any quarrel in any public conveyance so as to unreasonably disturb others, or interferes with or annoys any passenger therein so as to unreasonably disturb them or others; or, having refused to pay the proper fare, shall fail to leave any such conveyance upon demand; or, with intent to avoid payment of fare, shall ride upon any car or engine not commonly used for carriage of passengers; or

6. Intentionally obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic without lawful authority.

B. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor. [Ord. 538 § 1 (§ 10.08.010), 2014.]