DISORDERLY PERSON
disorderly person. 1. A person guilty of disorderly conduct. [Cases: Disorderly Conduct 3.
C.J.S. Disorderly Conduct § 7.] 2. A person who breaches the peace, order, decency, or safety of
the public, as defined by statute.
“Ordinarily, a person who is guilty of disorderly conduct is a ‘disorderly person,’ but where
statutes define ‘a disorderly person’ and distinguish acts which may constitute the offense of
disorderly conduct, the distinction is to be preserved and the different provisions relative to the
different offenses particularly followed.” 27 C.J.S. Disorderly Conduct § 1(1), at 509 (1959). [Blacks Law 8th]