§ 13-7. Disorderly conduct in public places.

A person is guilty of disorderly conduct and a Class 1 misdemeanor if, with the intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he:

(1)

In any street, highway, public building, or while in or on a public conveyance, or public place, engages in conduct having a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person or persons at whom, individually, such conduct is directed; provided, however, such conduct shall not be deemed to include the utterance or display of any words or to include conduct otherwise made punishable under this chapter; or

(2)

Willfully or being intoxicated, whether willfully or not, disrupts any meeting of the board of supervisors or a division or agency thereof, or of any school, literary society or place of religious worship, if such disruption prevents or interferes with the orderly conduct of such meeting or has a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person or persons at whom, individually, such disruption is directed; provided, however, such conduct shall not be deemed to include the utterance or display of any words or to include conduct otherwise made punishable under this chapter.

The person in charge of any such building, place, conveyance or meeting may eject therefrom any person who violates any provision of this section, with the aid, if necessary, of any other person who may be called upon for such purpose.

(Code 1974, §§ 2-9, 13-11, 13-12)

Cross reference— Penalty for Class 1 misdemeanor, § 1-11.

State Law reference— Similar provisions and authority of county to adopt above section, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-415.

(Code 1974, §§ 2-9, 13-11, 13-12)

State law reference

Similar provisions and authority of county to adopt above section, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-415.

Cross reference

Penalty for Class 1 misdemeanor, § 1-11.