Disorderly Conduct.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 106-1
in effect106-1. Disorderly Conduct.
1. PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage, in a public or private place, in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which such conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance.
2. CONSTRUCTION. Subsection 1 shall not be construed to apply to, and no person may be charged with a violation of sub. 1 solely on account of, behavior limited to loading, carrying, or going armed with a firearm, without regard to whether the firearm is loaded or is concealed or openly carried, except when other facts and circumstances indicate a criminal or malicious intent.
3. PENALTIES. Any person violating this section shall upon conviction forfeit not more than $500 or, upon default of payment thereof, be imprisoned in the house of correction of Milwaukee county for not more than 20 days; and, for offenses occurring between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. upon a street designated as a cruising area under s. 101-20.5, including the land within the street lines whether or not improved, shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 and in default of payment shall be imprisoned as provided by law. In lieu of paying a forfeiture, any person violating this section may be ordered to perform community service work, in accordance with s. 800.09, Wis. Stats.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH106.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/26/2026