1. (a)

   1. (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

   2. (2)

      1. (i) “Public conveyance” means a conveyance to which the public or a portion of the public has access to and a right to use for transportation.
      2. (ii) “Public conveyance” includes an airplane, vessel, bus, railway car, school vehicle, and subway car.

   3. (3)

      1. (i) “Public place” means a place to which the public or a portion of the public has access and a right to resort for business, dwelling, entertainment, or other lawful purpose.

      2. (ii) “Public place” includes:

         1. 1. a restaurant, shop, shopping center, store, tavern, or other place of business;
         2. 2. a public building;
         3. 3. a public parking lot;
         4. 4. a public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way;
         5. 5. a public park or other public grounds;
         6. 6. the common areas of a building containing four or more separate dwelling units, including a corridor, elevator, lobby, and stairwell;
         7. 7. a hotel or motel;
         8. 8. a place used for public resort or amusement, including an amusement park, golf course, race track, sports arena, swimming pool, and theater;
         9. 9. an institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education;
         10. 10. a place of public worship;
         11. 11. a place or building used for entering or exiting a public conveyance, including an airport terminal, bus station, dock, railway station, subway station, and wharf; and
         12. 12. the parking areas, sidewalks, and other grounds and structures that are part of a public place.
2. (b) For purposes of a prosecution under this section, a public conveyance or a public place need not be devoted solely to public use.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A person may not willfully and without lawful purpose obstruct or hinder the free passage of another in a public place or on a public conveyance.
   2. (2) A person may not willfully act in a disorderly manner that disturbs the public peace.
   3. (3) A person may not willfully fail to obey a reasonable and lawful order that a law enforcement officer makes to prevent a disturbance to the public peace.

   4. (4) A person who enters the land or premises of another, whether an owner or lessee, or a beach adjacent to residential riparian property, may not willfully:

      1. (i) disturb the peace of persons on the land, premises, or beach by making an unreasonably loud noise; or
      2. (ii) act in a disorderly manner.

   5. (5) A person from any location may not, by making an unreasonably loud noise, willfully disturb the peace of another:

      1. (i) on the other's land or premises;
      2. (ii) in a public place; or
      3. (iii) on a public conveyance.
   6. (6) In Worcester County, a person may not build a bonfire or allow a bonfire to burn on a beach or other property between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
4. (d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.

Formerly Art. 27, § 121.