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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person is guilty of riot, a misdemeanor, if he or she participates with two or more others in a course of disorderly conduct:
(1) With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor; or
(2) With purpose to prevent or coerce official action; or
(3) When the actor or any other participant to the knowledge of the actor uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon.
(b) Where three or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. A person who refuses or knowingly fails to obey such an order commits a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 25. Indians § 25.11.442 Riot; failure to disperse - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-25-indians/cfr-sect-25-11-442/
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