1st Sub. H.B. 268
         DISORDERLY CONDUCT AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 26, 2013 2:02 PM



Representative Derek E. Brown proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 32 through 38 :    

             32          (b) intending to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or recklessly
             33      creating a risk thereof, [he] the person:
    
  (i) displays a dangerous weapon in a public place under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the safety of any person;      

             34          
{   (i)   }        (ii)       engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;

             35          
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       makes unreasonable noises in a public place;

             36          
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       makes unreasonable noises in a private place which can be heard in a public place;

             37      or
             38          
{   (iv)   }        (v)       obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic.


2.    Page 2, Lines 43 through 47 :    

             43          (3)
{   The mere carrying or possession of a holstered or encased firearm, whether visible

             44      or concealed, without additional behavior or circumstances that would cause a reasonable
             45      person to believe the holstered or encased firearm was carried or possessed unlawfully or with
             46      criminal intent, does not constitute a violation of this section. For purposes of this subsection,
             47      a reasonable belief may not be based on a mistake of law.   }
  The otherwise lawful possession of a dangerous weapon, whether visible or concealed, without additional behavior, does not constitute a hazardous or physically offensive condition, threatening behavior, or a cause for public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm under Subsection (1).      

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