Columbia Private peace disturbance ordinance (§ 16-177)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
In short: On private property, you may not purposely and unreasonably alarm others on the same premises by threatening to commit a crime against anyone or by fighting. It is a class C misdemeanor.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) A person commits the crime of private peace disturbance if he is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by:
(1) Threatening to commit a crime against any person; or
(2) Fighting.
(b) Private peace disturbance is a class C misdemeanor.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-177
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.