Disorderly Conduct
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Disorderly Conduct Laws by Statute
877.03 Breach of the peace; disorderly conduct.--Whoever commits
such acts as are of a nature to corrupt the public morals, or
outrage the sense of public decency, or affect the peace and quiet
of persons who may witness them, or engages in brawling or
fighting, or engages in such conduct as to constitute a breach of
the peace or disorderly conduct, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
775.083.
History.--s. 1, ch. 59-325; s. 1147, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 86-174.
509.143 Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment;
detention; arrest; immunity from liability.--
(1) An operator may take a person into custody and detain that
person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time if the
operator has probable cause to believe that the person was
engaging in disorderly conduct in violation of s. 877.03 on the
premises of the licensed establishment and that such conduct was
creating a threat to the life or safety of the person or others.
The operator shall call a law enforcement officer to the scene
immediately after detaining a person under this subsection.
(2) A law enforcement officer may arrest, either on or off the
premises of the licensed establishment and without a warrant, any
person the officer has probable cause to believe violated s.
877.03 on the premises of a licensed establishment and, in the
course of such violation, created a threat to the life or safety
of the person or others.
(3) An operator or a law enforcement officer who detains a person
under subsection (1) or makes an arrest under subsection (2) is
not civilly or criminally liable for false arrest, false
imprisonment, or unlawful detention on the basis of any action
taken in compliance with subsection (1) or subsection (2).
(4) A person who resists the reasonable efforts of an operator or
a law enforcement officer to detain or arrest that person in
accordance with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the
first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083,
unless the person did not know or did not have reason to know that
the person seeking to make such detention or arrest was the
operator of the establishment or a law enforcement officer.
History.--s. 1, ch. 86-174; ss. 14, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch.
91-429.
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