§ 11.442. Riot; failure to disperse.
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/us/cfr/t25/s§ 11.442·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)A person is guilty of riot, a misdemeanor, if he or she participates with two or more others in a course of disorderly conduct:
(1)With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor; or
(2)With purpose to prevent or coerce official action; or
(3)When the actor or any other participant to the knowledge of the actor uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon.
(b)Where three or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. A person who refuses or knowingly fails to obey such an order commits a misdemeanor.