Sec. 11.61.110. Disorderly conduct.

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(a)A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct if,

(1)with intent to disturb the peace and privacy of another not physically on the same premises or with reckless disregard that the conduct is having that effect after being informed that it is having that effect, the person makes unreasonably loud noise;

(2)in a public place or in a private place of another without consent, and with intent to disturb the peace and privacy of another or with reckless disregard that the conduct is having that effect after being informed that it is having that effect, the person makes unreasonably loud noise;

(3)in a public place, when a crime has occurred, the person refuses to comply with a lawful order of a peace officer to disperse;

(4)in a private place, the person refuses to comply with an order of a peace officer to leave premises in which the person has neither a right of possession nor the express invitation to remain of a person having a right of possession;

(5)in a public or private place, the person challenges another to fight or engages in fighting other than in self-defense;

(6)the person recklessly creates a hazardous condition for others by an act which has no legal justification or excuse; or

(7)the offender intentionally exposes the offender's buttock or anus to another with reckless disregard for the offensive or insulting effect the act may have on that person.

(b)As used in this section, “noise” is “unreasonably loud” if, considering the nature and purpose of the defendant's conduct and the circumstances known to the defendant, including the nature of the location and the time of day or night, the conduct involves a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would follow in the same situation. “Noise” does not include speech that is constitutionally protected.

(c)Disorderly conduct is a class B misdemeanor and is punishable as authorized in AS 12.55 except that a sentence of imprisonment, if imposed, shall be for a definite term of not more than

(1)72 hours if the offense is a first conviction;

(2)10 days if the offense is a second or subsequent conviction.