A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk.The police charge someone with disorderly conduct for telling them to go away when they try talking to them about something that doesn't concern them. Although disorderly conduct is not considered a crime, it can still have negative consequences such as jail time. Contact our attorneys for a consultation! In order to be charged with disorderly conduct you must be found to have done some conduct that causes a public nusance or alarm . 93, 108, 142 (2015) (outlining how police used disorderly conduct laws to arrest peaceful sit-in protestors in the South). Receiving a criminal summons is almost the same as being taken to jail in a police car. You need an attorney to fight for your rights. A class two (2) misdemeanor carries a range of punishment of probation and up to four (4) months in jail.