{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-305","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-305","heading":"Disorderly conduct","body":"(a) A person commits an offense who, in a public place and with intent to cause public annoyance or alarm: (1) Engages in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior; (2) Refuses to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain public safety in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard or other emergency; or (3) Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose. (b) A person also violates this section who makes unreasonable noise that prevents others from carrying on lawful activities. (c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.\n(a) A person commits an offense who, in a public place and with intent to cause public annoyance or alarm: (1) Engages in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior; (2) Refuses to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain public safety in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard or other emergency; or (3) Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose.\n(1) Engages in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior;\n(2) Refuses to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain public safety in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard or other emergency; or\n(3) Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose.\n(b) A person also violates this section who makes unreasonable noise that prevents others from carrying on lawful activities.\n(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"98e4575e7e67082ed062af655b058e85f862652ce98b8161aabff4ae10bc63cd","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-304","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}