OREGON RIOT AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT LAWS



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   ORS 166.015 Riot. 

   (1) A person commits the crime of riot if while participating with five or more other persons the person engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.

   (2) Riot is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §218]

   ORS 166.023 Disorderly conduct in the first degree (Dis Con 1). 

 

  (1) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct in the first degree if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or knowingly creating a risk thereof, the person initiates or circulates a report, knowing it to be false:

 

      (a) Concerning an alleged hazardous substance or an alleged or impending fire, explosion, catastrophe or other emergency; and

      (b) Stating that the hazardous substance, fire, explosion, catastrophe or other emergency is located in or upon a court facility or a public building, as those terms are defined in ORS 166.360.

 

   (2)(a) Disorderly conduct in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

 

      (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, disorderly conduct in the first degree is a Class C felony if the defendant has at least one prior conviction for violating subsection (1) of this section. [2005 c.631 §3; 2015 c.361 §1]

 

   ORS 166.025 Disorderly conduct in the second degree (Dis Con 2). 

 

  (1) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct in the second degree if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, the person:

 

      (a) Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior;

      (b) Makes unreasonable noise;

      (c) Disturbs any lawful assembly of persons without lawful authority;

      (d) Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic on a public way;

      (e) Initiates or circulates a report, knowing it to be false, concerning an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, catastrophe or other emergency; or

      (f) Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which the person is not licensed or privileged to do.

 

  (2)(a) Disorderly conduct in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.

 

      (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, disorderly conduct in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor if the crime is committed within 200 feet of the real property on which the person knows a funeral service is being conducted.

 

  (3) As used in this section, “funeral service” means a burial or other memorial service for a deceased person. [1971 c.743 §220; 1983 c.546 §5; 2001 c.104 §55; 2005 c.631 §1; 2012 c.35 §1]

 




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