Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Chapter 9.16 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
9.16.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
A. "Incite a riot" means, but is not limited to, urging or
instigating other persons to riot, but shall not be deemed to mean the mere oral
or written (1) advocacy of ideas or (2) expression of belief, not involving
advocacy of any act or acts of violence or assertion of rightness of, or the
right to commit any such act or acts.
B. "Public place" means any place to which the general public
has access and a right to resort for business, entertainment, or other lawful
purpose, but does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the
public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store, shop,
restaurant, tavern, or other place of business and also public grounds, areas,
or parks.
C. "Riot" means a public disturbance involving an act or acts
of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more
persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or
shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the
person of any other individual. (Ord. 337 § 1, 1977)