Walk It Through: Closing Time
Forbidden to stay, conduct that tends to cause violence, and assault and battery.
At closing time, the manager tells a regular to leave, with a drink still on the bar.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One night at one bar. Self defense, assault on an officer on duty, and protective orders that bar a place are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe highest misdemeanor class, punishable by up to twelve months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
- Disorderly conductWith intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, conduct in a public place with a direct tendency to cause violence by the people it is aimed at, or disrupting a funeral, a public meeting, a school or a place of worship.