DC CODE EXAM NEWLY UPDATED 2026
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Disorderly Conduct Statute (22 DC 1321) - Answer
✔✔ The statute requires a breach of peace and is comprised of seven provisions:
1. Causing reasonable fear/abusive language or gestures
2. Disrupting a gathering or congregation
3. Disrupting the use of a public conveyance
4. Urinating or defecating in public
5. Peeping Tom
6. Jostling (pickpocketing)
Note: Abusive language or gestures directed at an officer is not considered a
crime.
Causing unreasonable fear - Answer
✔✔ Elements:
In any place open to the general public
Intentionally or recklessly acting in a manner to cause another person to be
in reasonable fear (that a person or property is likely to be harmed or
taken).
abusive language or gestures -ANSWER✔✔elements
-incite or provoke violence where there is a likelihood that violence will ensue
- direct abusive language or offensive language or gestures likely to provoke
IMMEDIATE PHYSICAL RETALIATION or violence by that person
,disrupting a gathering or congregation -ANSWER✔✔elements
-loud, threatening, or abusive language, or disruptive conduct
- WITH INTENT and effect of impeding or disrupting the orderly conduct of a
lawful public gathering
disrupting use of public conveyance -ANSWER✔✔- loud, threatening, or abusive
language or disruptive conduct that disrupts disturbs the lawful use of a public
conveyance
- ex. buses, trains, train stations etc
noise at night -ANSWER✔✔elements
unreasonable loud noise between 10PM AND 7AM that is likely to disturb one or
more persons in their residences
urinating or defacating in public -ANSWER✔✔element
- person to urinate or defect in public other than in a urinal or toilet
MUST BE OBSERVED
peeping tom -ANSWER✔✔-stealthly look into a window or other opening of a
dwelling
jostling -ANSWER✔✔unnecessarily crowding the person, or placing a hand in the
proximity of the persons handbag
Affray (22 DC 1301) -ANSWER✔✔element
- mutual combat( equal blows)
, - terror on onlookers is a considered a breach of peace
MISDEMNOR 180 DAYS
Crowding/Obstructing/Incommoding (22 DC 1307) -ANSWER✔✔elements
- alone or in concert with others
-crowd obstruct or incommode the use of any street avenue alley, road, highway or
building, or entrance of any public or private building
- passage of any mode of public conveyance
- after being instructed (ONE WARNING)
- demonstrate in an area where it is otherwise unlawful to demonstrate
sentence: Misdemeanor 90 Days
failure to obey police officer in the district of columbia -ANSWER✔✔elements
no person shall fall or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction (IN
RELATION TO TRAFFIC)
- applys to pedestrians and operators of vehicles
sentence- Misdemeanor 100.00
Throwing Stones or other Missles(22 DC 1309) -ANSWER✔✔throwing any stone
or other missile in any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, open space, public
space, or enclosure, or throw any stone or other missile from any place
sentence- Misdemeanor
EXAM SUCCESS WITH EXPERT-
APPROVED A+ SOLUTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS
Disorderly Conduct Statute (22 DC 1321) - Answer
✔✔ The statute requires a breach of peace and is comprised of seven provisions:
1. Causing reasonable fear/abusive language or gestures
2. Disrupting a gathering or congregation
3. Disrupting the use of a public conveyance
4. Urinating or defecating in public
5. Peeping Tom
6. Jostling (pickpocketing)
Note: Abusive language or gestures directed at an officer is not considered a
crime.
Causing unreasonable fear - Answer
✔✔ Elements:
In any place open to the general public
Intentionally or recklessly acting in a manner to cause another person to be
in reasonable fear (that a person or property is likely to be harmed or
taken).
abusive language or gestures -ANSWER✔✔elements
-incite or provoke violence where there is a likelihood that violence will ensue
- direct abusive language or offensive language or gestures likely to provoke
IMMEDIATE PHYSICAL RETALIATION or violence by that person
,disrupting a gathering or congregation -ANSWER✔✔elements
-loud, threatening, or abusive language, or disruptive conduct
- WITH INTENT and effect of impeding or disrupting the orderly conduct of a
lawful public gathering
disrupting use of public conveyance -ANSWER✔✔- loud, threatening, or abusive
language or disruptive conduct that disrupts disturbs the lawful use of a public
conveyance
- ex. buses, trains, train stations etc
noise at night -ANSWER✔✔elements
unreasonable loud noise between 10PM AND 7AM that is likely to disturb one or
more persons in their residences
urinating or defacating in public -ANSWER✔✔element
- person to urinate or defect in public other than in a urinal or toilet
MUST BE OBSERVED
peeping tom -ANSWER✔✔-stealthly look into a window or other opening of a
dwelling
jostling -ANSWER✔✔unnecessarily crowding the person, or placing a hand in the
proximity of the persons handbag
Affray (22 DC 1301) -ANSWER✔✔element
- mutual combat( equal blows)
, - terror on onlookers is a considered a breach of peace
MISDEMNOR 180 DAYS
Crowding/Obstructing/Incommoding (22 DC 1307) -ANSWER✔✔elements
- alone or in concert with others
-crowd obstruct or incommode the use of any street avenue alley, road, highway or
building, or entrance of any public or private building
- passage of any mode of public conveyance
- after being instructed (ONE WARNING)
- demonstrate in an area where it is otherwise unlawful to demonstrate
sentence: Misdemeanor 90 Days
failure to obey police officer in the district of columbia -ANSWER✔✔elements
no person shall fall or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction (IN
RELATION TO TRAFFIC)
- applys to pedestrians and operators of vehicles
sentence- Misdemeanor 100.00
Throwing Stones or other Missles(22 DC 1309) -ANSWER✔✔throwing any stone
or other missile in any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, open space, public
space, or enclosure, or throw any stone or other missile from any place
sentence- Misdemeanor
