Mississippi § 97-35-13 - Disturbance in public place.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-35-13 — Disturbance in public place., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-35-13. Disturbance in public place.
Any person who shall enter any public place of business of any kind whatsoever, or upon the premises of such public place of business, or any other public place whatsoever, in the State of Mississippi, and while therein or thereon shall create a disturbance, or a breach of the peace, in any way whatsoever, including, but not restricted to, loud and offensive talk, the making of threats or attempting to intimidate, or any other conduct which causes a disturbance or breach of the peace or threatened breach of the peace, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in jail not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-35-13 ("Disturbance in public place.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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