Disorderly Conduct
RCW 9A.84.030 — abusive language that risks assault, disruption, and blocking traffic
- Using abusive language and thereby intentionally creating a risk of assault.
- Intentionally disrupting a lawful assembly or meeting without lawful authority.
- Intentionally obstructing vehicle or pedestrian traffic without lawful authority.
- Fighting, tumultuous conduct or unreasonable noise within five hundred feet of a funeral, burial, viewing or funeral procession, knowing it adversely affects it.
In Washington, each of those is disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, which carries up to ninety days in jail and a fine of up to one thousand dollars.
Sources for this section (2)
- RCW 9A.84.030 — Disorderly conduct
- RCW 9A.20.021 — Maximum sentences
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Washington attorney.