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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-305

Disorderly conduct

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State of Tennessee v. Teddy Ray Mitchell (2011)

Most recently applied in 128 F. Supp. 3d 1002 - Cole v. Barnes (September 2015)

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

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(1) A person commits an offense who, in a public place and with intent to cause public annoyance or alarm: Engages in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior;

(2) Refuses to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain public safety in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard or other emergency; or

(3) Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose.

(4) A person also violates this section who makes unreasonable noise that prevents others from carrying on lawful activities.

(5) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.