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      1. When 6 or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse.[1975, c. 499, §1 (new).]
      2. A person is guilty of failure to disperse if the person knowingly fails to comply with an order made pursuant to subsection 1 and:
   
A. The person is a participant in the course of disorderly conduct. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or [2001, c. 383, §64 (new); §156 (aff).]    
B. The person is in the immediate vicinity of the disorderly conduct. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime. [2001, c. 383, §64 (new); §156 (aff).] [2001, c. 383, §64 (rpr); §156 (aff).]
      3.[2001, c. 383, §65 (rp); §156 (aff).]

Section History:

PL 1975,  Ch. 499,   §1 (NEW).
PL 2001,  Ch. 383,   §156 (AFF).
PL 2001,  Ch. 383,   §64,64 (AMD).