Private citizens may personally arrest any person that disturbs a church service.
Background information (if available):
97-35-17. Disturbance of worship; proceedings and penalty.
If any person shall wilfully disturb any congregation of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship, he may be immediately arrested by any officer or private person, without warrant, and taken before any justice court judge of the county, present or convenient, and on conviction thereof by such justice, municipal, county or circuit court, shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
3 Responses to “Private citizens may personally arrest any person that disturbs a church service.”
Comment from american
Time June 26, 2010 at 2:39 am
lol thanks dude you just made my day
Comment from person mc person
Time September 17, 2010 at 11:11 pm
omg. how am i supposed to have fun in church now? wait… wat state am i under again?
Comment from chirs
Time April 13, 2010 at 5:35 pm
this is no fun of a law. I do this all the time in church to piss off my pastor and my parents