Washington statute
RCW 9A.84.030 — Disorderly conduct
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.84: Public Disturbance, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9A.84.030
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
(1) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if the person:
(a) Uses abusive language and thereby intentionally creates a risk of assault;
(b) Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority;
(c) Intentionally obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic without lawful authority; or
(d)(i) Intentionally engages in fighting or in tumultuous conduct or makes unreasonable noise, within five hundred feet of:
(A) The location where a funeral or burial is being performed;
(B) A funeral home during the viewing of a deceased person;
(C) A funeral procession, if the person described in this subsection (1)(d) knows that the funeral procession is taking place; or
(D) A building in which a funeral or memorial service is being conducted; and
(ii) Knows that the activity adversely affects the funeral, burial, viewing, funeral procession, or memorial service.
(2) Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is disorderly conduct a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Disorderly conduct is a Misdemeanor in Washington under RCW 9A.84.030.
Which Washington statute covers disorderly conduct?
Disorderly conduct is governed by RCW 9A.84.030 (Disorderly conduct).
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