{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 240.20","heading":"Disorderly conduct","body":"§ 240.20 Disorderly conduct.\n  A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause\npublic inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk\nthereof:\n  1. He engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening\nbehavior; or\n  2. He makes unreasonable noise; or\n  3. In a public place, he uses abusive or obscene language, or makes an\nobscene gesture; or\n  4. Without lawful authority, he disturbs any lawful assembly or\nmeeting of persons; or\n  5. He obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or\n  6. He congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to\ncomply with a lawful order of the police to disperse; or\n  7. He creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act\nwhich serves no legitimate purpose.\n  Disorderly conduct is a violation.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy","Article 240. Offenses Against Public Order"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/240.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"658bf8d01e32071927b2d799d29103e896acc6dc439dab213809103673c25d18","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}