Middlesex County Disorderly Conduct Lawyers

Disorderly conduct is a very common offense in New Jersey. However, most of the statute seems to punish legal conduct such as speech. Thus, a good attorney can work to get the charges dismissed by arguing that the conduct was lawful and/or the statute is illegal. Our New Jersey criminal defense attorneys have successfully defended many clients with disorderly conduct charges. If are are facing a disorderly conduct charge in any court in New Jersey, call the attorneys that will fight to get you the results you want!

With offices in Woodbridge and East Brunswick, our Middlesex County disorderly conduct defense lawyers are easy to reach. Call now to speak with a tough, smart Middlesex County criminal defense attorney and begin the fight against your charges.

2C:33-2. Disorderly conduct
a. Improper behavior. A person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense, if with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof he
(1) Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior; or
(2) Creates a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
b. Offensive language. A person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense if, in a public place, and with purpose to offend the sensibilities of a hearer or in reckless disregard of the probability of so doing, he addresses unreasonably loud and offensively coarse or abusive language, given the circumstances of the person present and the setting of the utterance, to any person present.