Government and legal enforcement agencies endeavor to protect their citizens from inappropriate behavior by enforcing peace laws and prohibiting disorderly conduct such as fighting, loud noising to defending its people in different public areas. These laws are being aligned with public intoxication laws. In Maryland, people are not allowed to harm others property or create any disturbance if someone is drunk.
Related Laws for Disorderly Conduct
In Maryland, people are not allowed to perform any disruptive act or make loud noises. It is also imposed on all people even if they are in sporting events. The interruption is such events of commercial athletes may charge the additional fees and also prohibits the public from throwing certain objects where players and spectators could be injured while on the fields or in the stadium seats.
What is Prohibited?
There are four types of laws that are being prohibited based on disorderly conduct in Maryland:
- Intentionally blocking: The free passage of the people passing through different public places is prohibited.
- Intentionally misbehaving: Misbehaving in public due to which public peace is disturbed, for instance, if you do not obey the instructions provided by the police for disturbing the public peace.
- Intentionally causing damage: Destroying the peace in public places or even mode of transportation or entering into the premises of other person and misbehaving.
- Bonfire: You cannot have bonfire between 1 am to 5 am
The law of Maryland also considers it as a crime if you are disturbing the right of people to tranquility either in their homes or public. These laws aim to prevent its citizens from striking some businesses or residence if you are intentionally involved in harassing other peoples or affecting the traffic thereby blocking the passages.
Some of the exemptions when Maryland does not consider it the offense:
- If you involved in a strike for a dispute of labor
- If you are striking against a home for the person who is a business place
- If you are holding a public meeting in a location which is usually used for public discussion on different matters.
Penalties for Disorderly Conduct in Maryland
Disorderly conduct in Maryland is considered as a misdemeanor which can cause a penalty fine of $500 and imprisonment for sixty days. However, if you interfere with the medical facility, then you can be penalized fine of $1000 and 90 days in jail. If you interfere with a sporting event, then it may cause the small amount of fine, i.e., $250 with 90 days in jail. Finally, intoxication in public place may cause fine of $100 with imprisonment of 90 days.
Disorderly conduct in Maryland is a vague charge which is referred to as a “catch-all” for different types of disturbance in public. For instance, at times the protestors of peace are being arrested inappropriately and improperly, and they are being charged with the disorderly conduct for their misbehavior. Despite this, you may need to visit criminal defense attorney in Maryland for how you can defend against all such charges in the best way.
If you need the help of a lawyer for a disorderly conduct charge in MD in Montgomery County, Charles County (Waldorf), Rockville, Bethesda, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Anne Arundel (Annapolis), Howard County, Ellicott City or Frederick, do not hesitate to call us for a consultation. B
