Mt. Pleasant Police Department
Basic Definitions for Common Ordinance Violations

• Disorderly Conduct: It shall be unlawful for a person to be intoxicated in a public place and to either endanger directly the safety of another person, or of property, or to act in a manner that causes a public disturbance.

• Disturbing the Peace: It shall be unlawful for any person to act in a violent, boisterous, turbulent, quarrelsome, indecent, or disorderly manner, or to use profane, obscene, or vulgar language, or to commit any act, or to do anything to disturb the good order, peace and dignity of the city, its inhabitants or other persons.

• Allowing/Attending a Loud Party (Disturbing the Peace): It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any noisy or riotous persons to assemble in any house owned, occupied or controlled by him/her, to the annoyance or disturbance of the neighborhood and the public peace.

• Public Consumption/Open Container: It shall be unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic liquor on the public highways, street and alleys, vehicle parking lots, or any public place within the city.

• Simple Assault: It shall be unlawful for a person to assault or assault and batter an individual.  If no other punishment is prescribed by law, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of no more than $500, or both.

• Parking: No person shall park a vehicle on any street in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of any day between September 1 and May 1 (except downtown, which does not allow parking on the street during any month).

(These are basic definitions of terms and are not limited to this written information.)