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Disorderly Conduct

Minnesota has a disorderly conduct law that makes it a crime to disturb the peace. Law enforcement may use a disorderly conduct charge to keep the peace when people are behaving in a manner that is disruptive, but poses no threat of harm to the community. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor.

Disorderly Conduct

The Minnesota disorderly conduct statute describes behavior that constitutes a crime:

  • Engaging in brawling or fighting; or
  • Disturbing an assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character; or
  • Engaging in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous, or noisy conduct or in offensive, obscene, or abusive language tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger, or resentment in others.

A person does not violate this section if the person's disorderly conduct was caused by an epileptic seizure.

It is important to act swiftly after you’ve been arrested or charged with disorderly conduct. The earlier you involve an attorney, the sooner we will be to gather evidence, interview essential witnesses, and address other important elements of your case. Call our law firm now for a free consultation: (218) 736-5456.

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Terry Karkela recently attended the annual meeting of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) in Philadelphia, PA and was welcomed as a new member. ACREL is the premiere real esate organization for attorneys in the United States. Membership is by invitation only and limited to those attorneys who demonstrate a high level of expertise in real estate law and who have devoted substantial time and effort to improving the practice of real estate law by teaching other attorneys, writing about, and working on the adoption of legislation. Only 30 MN attorneys are members and all except 3 are from the metropolitan area.


Karkela, Hunt, Cichosz & Jensen, PLLP is pleased to announce that Matthew D. Jorud has joined our law firm and will be doing general practice work for the firm. If you need assistance, or ar looking to refer a matter, Mr. Jorud would be happy to offer free initial consultation.


Paul Hunt served as an attorney coach in the 2009 Minnesota High School Mock Trial Competition.  The Minnesota State Bar Association will recognize the more than 500 mock trial volunteers in the May/June issue of Bench & Bar.

 
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