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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 150, IN GENERAL, OF TITLE
XII, OFFENSES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CLEARWATER, BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 150. 14,
DISORDERLY CONDUCT, TO PROVIDE THOSE ACTS,
CONDUCT, OR EVENTS THAT WILL CONSTITUTE DIS-
ORDERLY CONDUCT; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY
OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PROPER
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide a standard to prevent groups
of people from engaging in disorderly conduct; and
WHEREAS, the creation of such standard will protect the safety
and welfare of the citizens of Clearwa ter;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Chapter 150, In General, of Title XII, Offenses,
of the Code of Ordinances, City of Clearwater, be and the same is hereby
supplemented by the enactment of new Section 150. 14 to read as follows:
Section 150.14. Disorderly conduct.
It shall be unlawful for any person acting either alone
or in concert with one or more persons to:
(a) Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another
whereby any person is placed in fear of safety of life
and limb;
(b) Engage in conduct whereby the property of another is
placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(c) Use fighting words directed toward another in any public
place (fighting words shall mean words which by their
very utterance inflict injury to tend to incite an immediate
breach of the peace) ;
(d) Violently interfere with another person's pursuit of
a lawful occupation;
(e) Halt or attempt to halt or endeavor by provocative
acts to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic
upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, or way, or
congregate with one or more persons in such a manner as
to halt or impede the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic
upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, or way and refuse
to clear the way upon lawful order; or
(1) Engage in, or solicit another to engage in lewd,
lascivious, or dissolute conduct in any public place or
in any place open to the public or exposed to public view.
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Section 2, Should any part or provision of this ordinance be declared
by a court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect ?' ;y,,?: uti•F"':;' "f-''??`y° f
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Section 3. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance has •
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been properly advertised in a nowapaper of general circulation in accordance
with Section 166.041 Florida Statutes.
Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect
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immediately upon its passage.
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PASSED ON FIRST READING March 14, 1983 '??';E
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PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL ,?y
READING AND ADOPTED April 4 198 3
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Attest:
City Clerk
Payor- Commissioner
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