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Disorderly Conduct in Canada

Offences against Public Order & Disorderly Conduct

If you have been charged with a crime in Halifax, you should consult with a criminal defence lawyer in your area

Disorderly Conduct

"Disorderly Conduct" is a simplified term for grouping sections for easier navigation on our website. The actual classification in the Criminal Code is "Offences against Public Order and Sexual, Moral & Disorderly Conduct." These crimes encompass disrupting public peace, rioting, nighttime trespassing, and disorderly behaviour in public.

Causing a Disturbance
Fighting, Screaming, Shouting, Swearing, Drunkenness, Exposing Yourself, Loitering, Discharging Firearms, Etc.
Prize Fights
A prize fight involves participants exchanging blows with their fists, hands or feet, for prize money or a purse.
Nudity and Indecent Exposure
It is illegal to be nude in a public place "without lawful excuse."
Trespassing at Night
It is illegal to loiter or prowl at night near another person's home.
Unlawful Assembly
When three or more people meet at a location to carry out a common action they know will disturb others, it is an Unlawful assembly.

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Disorderly Conduct in Halifax, Nova Scotia - Referenced Links

Government References

Criminal Code
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/
Aeronautics Act
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-2/FullText.html
Customs Act
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-52.6/