Disturbing the peace
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Disturbing the peace is a crime generally defined as the unsettling of proper order in a public space through one's actions.
This can include creating loud noise by fighting or challenging to fight, disturbing others by loud and unreasonable noise (including loud music or dog barking), or using offensive words likely to incite violence.
Disturbing the peace is typically considered a misdemeanor or an infraction depending on the jurisdiction and is often punishable by either a fine or brief term in jail.
However, a person held in breach of the peace will not have a criminal record entered against their name; which would otherwise seriously hurt the person's future dealings with authorities, or when seeking future employment.
With regard to noise, if there have not been active requests to the perpetrator, to reduce the noise to a reasonable level, it is not considered an act of disturbing the peace.
[edit] Movies
Disturbing The Peace (2007) was a movie directed by Harry Kitzig & Nick Brand and produced by Havok Productions, featuring a group of friends performing various "jackass-like" stunts and acting out different comedic skits.
Disturbing The Peace 2 (2009) goes into production Summer 2008 and will be released sometime in Mid-2009.
