Disorderly Conduct
RSA 644:2 — fighting, provoking words, blocking traffic, and refusing a lawful order to move
Disorderly conduct includes knowingly or purposely creating a hazardous condition in a public place by an act that serves no legitimate purpose, and, in a public place:
- fighting, or violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior;
- directing at another obscene, derisive or offensive words likely to provoke a violent reaction from an ordinary person; and
- obstructing vehicle or pedestrian traffic, among the other acts the section lists.
Who handles this in New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the New Hampshire directory.
Purposely causing a breach of the peace, public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm by the acts the section lists, or recklessly creating a risk of it, is also disorderly conduct.
Sources for this section (1)
- RSA 644:2 — Disorderly Conduct
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Hampshire attorney.