Charged With Disorderly
Conduct in Virginia?
Defend Your Rights!
Being charged with a crime like disorderly conduct can be upsetting,
embarrassing, infuriating, or all three.
Whether you want to fight back and keep your record clean, or just
want to plead guilty and move on with your life, having an experience
criminal defense lawyer on your side can make a huge difference in the
outcome of your case. Contact me and I'll let
you know exactly what I can do to help you.
What is Disorderly Conduct?
Disorderly Conduct is defined as conduct or behavior
when a person:
with the intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or
alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he:
- In any street, highway, public building, or while in or
on a public conveyance, or public place engages in conduct
having a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person
or persons at whom, individually, such conduct is directed; or
- Willfully or being intoxicated, whether willfully or not,
and whether such intoxication results from self-administered
alcohol or other drug of whatever nature, disrupts any meeting
of the governing body of any political subdivision of this
Commonwealth or a division or agency thereof, or of any school,
literary society or place of religious worship, if the
disruption (i) prevents or interferes with the orderly conduct
of the meeting or (ii) has a direct tendency to cause acts of
violence by the person or persons at whom, individually, the
disruption is directed; or
- Willfully or while intoxicated, whether willfully or not,
and whether such intoxication results from self-administered
alcohol or other drug of whatever nature, disrupts the operation
of any school or any activity conducted or sponsored by any
school, if the disruption (i) prevents or interferes with the
orderly conduct of the operation or activity or (ii) has a
direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person or
persons at whom, individually, the disruption is directed.”
Virginia Disorderly Conduct Penalties
Disorderly Conduct is a Class 1 Misdemeanor, with a
maximum penalty of up to 1 year in jail.
How to Beat a Disorderly Conduct Charge - Defense Strategies
that Work!
I will tailor a custom argument based on the facts of the case that
challenges the specific elements of the crime. I will make the
prosecution prove that:
- the defendant recklessly caused public inconvenience, annoyance
or alarm;
- it took place in public;
- that the action had a risk or tendency to cause or incite
violence;
The statute is specific, and all the elements must be present.
In other cases, I can work to negotiate a reasonable plea deal, offer
anger management classes, or other lesser remedies that will satisfy the
court, the judge, and the client.
Either way, I will work on your behalf and make sure you are treated
fairly by the system.
If you are facing disorderly conduct charges in Virginia, call me
anytime to schedule a no-obligation, no-risk, free
consultation at (866) 382-8646. I'll talk to you about your case, and let
you know exactly what I can do to help.
Sincerely,
The Attorneys of VaCriminalDefenseLawyer.com
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Virginia Code §18.2-415 - Disorderly Conduct
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Proudly defending clients in Northern Virginia,
including the Counties of Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier,
Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Spotsylavnia, Warrenton,
Culpeper, Hanover, Caroline, and the cities of Manassas, Manassas
Park, Haymarket, Dumfries, Quantico, and Vienna, VA.
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