Nuisance

Nuisance. (a) A person commits the offense of maintaining a nuisance if by an act or neglect of a legal duty he or she maintains or allows to exist a thing or a place in a condition which is a hazard or otherwise prejudicial to the health, comfort, safety, property, or to rights to peace, quiet and privacy of another. The person must know of the condition or have received notice thereof from any responsible person. (b) A person convicted of maintaining a nuisance may be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months. Source: PL 3-71, § 1 (§ 464).