Disorderly Conduct Lawyer in Tarrant County

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If you or a loved one has been arrested, charged or are under investigation for Disorderly Conduct charges in Tarrant County, a fundamental key to an effective defense of the charges is to hire an experienced criminal lawyer to represent you. Our goal in every Disorderly Conduct case is to fully investigate every aspect of the case, develop an effective and aggressive defense strategy, and achieve the best possible outcome for your case.

Penalties for Disorderly Conduct
The charge of Disorderly Conduct is generally a Class C misdemeanor for which the penalty is a fine of up to $500. If the Disorderly Conduct charge involves discharging a firearm or displaying a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor and carries a possible penalty of up to 180 days in Jail and a fine of up to $2,000.

Fort Worth Disorderly Conduct Lawyer
Tarrant County Mansfield Keller Southlake Grapevine Colleyville Hurst Euless Bedford North Richland Hills Arlington Disorderly Conduct Attorney

With over 45 years of combined legal experience in defending clients charged with Disorderly Conduct, the criminal defense attorneys at Kennedy & Kennedy have the experience, knowledge, expertise, and proven record to provide our clients with the best possible defense of Disorderly Conduct charges. If you or a loved one is in need of a criminal attorney for Disorderly Conduct charges, contact Kennedy & Kennedy 817-460-7171 to discuss the specific facts of your Disorderly Conduct case.

Texas Penal Code § 42.01. Disorderly Conduct
(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:

(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;

(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;

(3) creates, by chemical means, a noxious and unreasonable odor in a public place;

(4) abuses or threatens a person in a public place in an obviously offensive manner;

(5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy;

(6) fights with another in a public place;

(7) discharges a firearm in a public place other than a public road or a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code;

(8) displays a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm;

(9) discharges a firearm on or across a public road;

(10) exposes his anus or genitals in a public place and is reckless about whether another may be present who will be offended or alarmed by his act; or

(11) for a lewd or unlawful purpose:
(A) enters on the property of another and looks into a dwelling on the property through any window or other opening in the dwelling;
(B) while on the premises of a hotel or comparable establishment, looks into a guest room not the person's own through a window or other opening in the room; or
(C) while on the premises of a public place, looks into an area such as a restroom or shower stall or changing or dressing room that is designed to provide privacy to a person using the area.
(a)(4) that the actor had significant provocation for his abusive or threatening conduct. (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection

(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) an act is deemed to occur in a public place or near a private residence if it produces its offensive or proscribed consequences in the public place or near a private residence; and
(2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or peace officer that the noise is a public nuisance.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless committed under Subsection (a)(7) or (a)(8), in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under Subsection (a)(7) or (9) that the person who discharged the firearm had a reasonable fear of bodily injury to the person or to another by a dangerous wild animal as defined by Section 822.101, Health and Safety Code.