Council updates disorderly-conduct code, removes vagrancy language
Council adopted an amendment to the disorderly conduct ordinance removing constitutionally protected language (vagrancy, begging), clarifying definitions and aligning with state statute; residents urged clearer noise standards and protections for vulnerable populations.
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Marshall's police chief presented updates to the disorderly conduct ordinance aimed at removing outdated and constitutionally problematic language such as vagrancy and begging. "This ordinance was last updated in 2000," Chief Lankard said, and staff worked with the city prosecutor to bring the code into consistency with state statute and the city's disorderly-house provisions.
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