Disorderly Conduct
Minn. Stat. 609.72 — a misdemeanor, done knowing it will tend to alarm, anger or disturb others
In a public or private place, including a school bus, knowing or having reasonable grounds to know it will or will tend to alarm, anger or disturb others or provoke an assault or breach of the peace, a person commits disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, by:
- Brawling or fighting.
- Offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous or noisy conduct, or offensive, obscene or abusive language tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger or resentment in others.
The section also lists disturbing a lawful assembly or meeting, but the Revisor's note records that the state supreme court held that clause unconstitutional under the First Amendment as substantially overbroad. Conduct caused by an epileptic seizure is not a violation.
Sources for this section (1)
- Minn. Stat. 609.72 — Disorderly conduct
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