New Hampshire Disorderly Conduct Laws

Code Section

New Hampshire Revised Statutes section 644:2: Disorderly Conduct

What's Prohibited?

Knowingly or purposefully creating a condition which is hazardous to yourself or another in a public place by any action which serves no legitimate purpose
Engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior in a public place
Directing at another person in a public place obscene, derisive, or offense words which are likely to provoke a violent reaction from an ordinary person
Obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any public street, sidewalk, or the entrance to any building
Engaging in conduct in a public place which substantially interferes with a criminal investigation, a firefighting operation, the provision of emergency medical treatment, or the provision of other emergency services for which traffic or pedestrian management is required
Knowingly refusing to comply with the lawful order of a peace officer to move from or remain away from a public place, or
Purposefully creating a breach of the peace, public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof by making loud or unreasonable noise, disrupting the orderly conduct of business at a public facility, or disrupting any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority

Penalties

Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor if the offense continues after a request by any person to desist, otherwise it is a violation.

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Code Section	New Hampshire Revised Statutes section 644:2: Disorderly Conduct
What's Prohibited?	Knowingly or purposefully creating a condition which is hazardous to yourself or another in a public place by any action which serves no legitimate purpose Engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior in a public place Directing at another person in a public place obscene, derisive, or offense words which are likely to provoke a violent reaction from an ordinary person Obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any public street, sidewalk, or the entrance to any building Engaging in conduct in a public place which substantially interferes with a criminal investigation, a firefighting operation, the provision of emergency medical treatment, or the provision of other emergency services for which traffic or pedestrian management is required Knowingly refusing to comply with the lawful order of a peace officer to move from or remain away from a public place, or Purposefully creating a breach of the peace, public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof by making loud or unreasonable noise, disrupting the orderly conduct of business at a public facility, or disrupting any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority
Penalties	Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor if the offense continues after a request by any person to desist, otherwise it is a violation.