Vt. Stat. tit. 13 § 1026 : CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CRIMES — BREACH OF THE PEACE; DISTURBANCES — OTHER DISTURBANCES OF THE PEACE — Disorderly conduct TEXT PDF (a) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she, with intent to cause public inconvenience or annoyance, or recklessly creates a risk thereof: (1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior; (2) makes unreasonable noise; (3) in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language; (4) without lawful authority, disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or (5) obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic. (b) A person who is convicted of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for not more than 60 days or fined not more than $500.00, or both. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 120 days or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. 13 V.S.A. § 1026 Amended 1971, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. 4/5/1972; 2013, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.