§ 31-2-116 — Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse - Failure to Obey Order

Any person or persons composing or taking part in any riot, rout, tumult, mob, or lawless combination or assembly mentioned in Section 31-2-115 who, after being duly commanded to disperse as provided in Section 31-2-115, wilfully and intentionally fails to do so, is guilty of a felony, and must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one, nor more than two years.

Legislative History

(Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 143, p. 105; Code 1940, T. 35, §164; Acts 1973, No. 1038, p. 1572, §117.)