Legal cases involving public misconduct are filling the dockets of today's courts at an alarming rate. Impropriety in behavior has escalated in every area of society from average citizens to clergy and everyone in between as more and more people have pushed the envelope past what is legally accepted and allowable in public. One of the most common public misconduct charges is disorderly conduct. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when he or she breaches the peace. Offenders are arrested for these misdemeanors when fighting, swearing, exhibiting threatening behavior or making loud noise, to name a few. Depending on the severity of the offender's actions and legal counsel, the outcome could lead to up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. Although charges such as these are ref