§ 11.442 - Riot; failure to disperse.

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A person is guilty of riot, a misdemeanor, if he or she participates with two or more others in a course of disorderly conduct:

With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor; or

With purpose to prevent or coerce official action; or

When the actor or any other participant to the knowledge of the actor uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon.

Where three or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. A person who refuses or knowingly fails to obey such an order commits a misdemeanor.