After the proclamation of a state
of emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010, every person who:
(1) Wilfully causes public inconvenience, annoyance, or
alarm, or recklessly creates a risk thereof, by:
(a) engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or
threatening behavior; or
(b) making an unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse
utterance, gesture, or display, or addressing abusive language to
any person present; or
(c) dispersing any lawful procession or meeting of persons,
not being a peace officer of this state and without lawful
authority; or
(d) creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition
which serves no legitimate purpose; or
(2) Engages with at least one other person in a course of
conduct as defined in subsection (1) of this section which is
likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience,
annoyance, or alarm, and refuses or knowingly fails to obey an
order to disperse made by a peace officer shall be guilty of
disorderly conduct and be punished by imprisonment in the county
jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days or fined not more
than one thousand dollars or by both fine and imprisonment.
[2011 c 96 § 27; 1969 ex.s. c 186 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings -- Intent -- 2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.