§ 10.36.010. Acts constituting disorderly conduct designated—Penalty.

Every person who commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, which is a misdemeanor punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.

A.

Threatens a breach of the peace in a public place;

B.

Makes a telephone call or other form of communication, whether or not conversation thereby ensues, with the intent to annoy the recipient of the communication;

C.

Transmits in any manner to the fire department a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there are no reasonable grounds for believing that such fire exists;

D.

Transmits in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such a bomb or explosive is concealed in such place;

E.

Solicits anyone to engage in, or engages in, lewd or dissolute conduct in any public place or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view;

F.

Solicits or engages in any act of prostitution, or lewd, lascivious or obscene behavior or conduct, as defined in Chapter 10.28 of this code;

G.

Accosts other persons in any public place or in any place open to the public, for the purpose of begging;

H.

Loiters in or about any toilet open to the public for the purpose of engaging or soliciting any lewd, lascivious, obscene or other unlawful act;

I.

Is found in any public place under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug in such a condition that he is unable to exercise care for his own safety or the safety of others; or, by reason of his being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, interferes with or obstructs or prevents the free use of any sidewalk, street or other public way;

J.

Loiters, prowls or wanders upon the private property of another without visible or lawful business with the owner or occupant thereof; or who, while loitering, prowling or wandering upon the private property of another, peeks in the door or window of any inhabited building or structure located thereon, without visible or lawful business with the owner or occupant thereof;

K.

Lodges in any building, structure or place, whether public or private, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to the possession or in control thereof;

L.

Transmits in any manner to the sheriff's office a false alarm that causes a search-and-rescue operation team to be dispensed, knowing at the time of such transmission that there are no reasonable grounds for believing that a search and/or rescue emergency exists;

M.

Transmits or causes to be transmitted, in any manner, to the fire department a false alarm that causes a fire unit or an emergency medical unit to be dispatched, knowing at the time of such transmission that there are no reasonable grounds for believing that a fire, medical emergency or other emergency exists;

N.

Simulates, fabricates or feigns a medical emergency situation, knowing at the time that such a medical emergency situation does not exist, which results in the transmission, in any manner, to the fire department of an alarm that results in the dispatch of a fire unit or an emergency medical unit;

O.

Uses 911 telephone service to request police/sheriff, fire, or emergency medical response unit(s) for situations that do not require emergency dispatch or response, knowing at the time of such transmission that there are no reasonable grounds for such a request, or repeatedly makes such a request.

(Ord. 1473 (part), 2001: Ord. 1235 § 1, 1993: Ord. 1141 § 1, 1990; prior code § 16-20-1)