§ 1026. Disorderly conduct (a) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if the person, with intent to cause public inconvenience or annoyance, or recklessly creates a risk thereof: (1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior; (2) makes unreasonable noise; (3) in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language; (4) without lawful authority, disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or (5) obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic. (b) A person who is convicted of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for not more than 60 days or fined not more than $500.00, or both. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 120 days or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (c) As used in this section: (1) “Disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons” means conduct that substantially impairs the effective conduct of an assembly or meeting, including conduct that: (A) causes an assembly or meeting to terminate prematurely; or (B) consists of numerous and sustained efforts to disrupt an assembly or meeting after being asked to desist. (2) “Meeting” includes a meeting of a public body, as those terms are defined in 1 V.S.A. § 310.
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