# Title 4 -- Public Order & Assembly

## N.A.C. 4 §400 — Short Title

This Title shall be known and may be cited as “Public Order & Assembly.”

## N.A.C. 4 §401 — Purpose & Scope

It is the policy of the CNA to safeguard peaceful expression and assembly while preserving safety, mission continuity, and access to CNA Spaces. This Title regulates the time, place, and manner of assemblies and prohibits riots, raids, coordinated disruptions, spam/brigading, false emergency communications, and obstruction of safety operations.

## N.A.C. 4 §402 — Definitions

For purposes of this Title: “Assembly” means any organized gathering or demonstration of three or more persons in a CNA Space; “Organizer” means any person who calls, schedules, or materially coordinates an assembly; “Counter-assembly” means an assembly convened in response to another assembly; “Public Forum” means an area generally open for member interaction; “Designated Forum” means an area opened for limited topics or times; “Nonpublic Forum” means any Secure Area or space reserved to official business; “Disruption” means conduct that materially interferes with normal operations, safety, ingress/egress, or functionality; “Raid” means coordinated entry to disrupt, grief, or overwhelm; “Brigading” means coordinated mass messaging, voting, or reporting intended to distort processes; “Spam” means repetitive or automated communications that materially impede normal use.

## N.A.C. 4 §403 — Forums & Access

Public and Designated Forums shall be available on equal terms, subject to content-neutral time, place, and manner rules narrowly tailored to safety and mission needs and leaving open ample alternative channels for communication. Nonpublic Forums may be restricted to authorized persons and official business, and access conditions shall be posted or personally noticed per Title 1.

## N.A.C. 4 §404 — Notice & Permit System

The CNA may require advance notice or permits for assemblies likely to materially affect safety or operations, with objective thresholds and deadlines prescribed by policy. Criteria shall be content-neutral, applied uniformly, and include expedited procedures for spontaneous events where earlier notice was not reasonably possible. Denials shall state reasons and be reviewable under Title 22.

## N.A.C. 4 §405 — Time, Place & Manner Conditions

It shall be lawful to impose content-neutral conditions reasonably related to safety and mission needs, including location routing, duration, density limits, buffer zones, sound and effects controls, and steward requirements. Conditions shall be no broader than necessary, published or noticed in advance where practicable, and enforced without regard to viewpoint.

## N.A.C. 4 §406 — Unlawful Presence in Secure or Restricted Areas

No person shall enter or remain in a Secure Area or Restricted System during an assembly without authorization after posted or personal notice. Officials may issue a lawful order to relocate or disperse from such areas; refusal after clear notice shall constitute a violation, without prejudice to other offenses.

## N.A.C. 4 §407 — Refusal to Disperse After Lawful Order

Where an assembly poses an imminent safety risk or materially blocks essential operations, a competent official may issue a clear, recorded order to disperse, identifying the basis and a safe route. Any person who knowingly refuses or fails to comply within a reasonable time shall be in violation, subject to documentation and review under Title 2.

## N.A.C. 4 §408 — Riot & Coordinated Disruption

It shall be unlawful to participate in a riot, defined as a group of five or more persons who knowingly engage in violence, sabotage, forced entry to Secure Areas, or severe disruption of systems or safety operations. Planning, directing, or coordinating such conduct, including provisioning exploits or logistics, shall constitute the same offense.

## N.A.C. 4 §409 — Incitement to Raid or Riot

It shall be unlawful to intentionally incite, direct, or organize others to raid, riot, or otherwise commit offenses against this Code under circumstances likely to produce imminent lawless action. Providing raid targets, scripts, or operational instructions with the purpose of disruption shall constitute incitement.

## N.A.C. 4 §410 — Spam, Brigading & Flooding

No person shall initiate or coordinate spam, brigading, or flooding in CNA Spaces, including mass repetitive messages, automated join/leave cycles, vote or report manipulation, or scripted chat/audio bursts that materially impede normal use. Use of bots or alts to amplify such conduct shall be an aggravating factor.

## N.A.C. 4 §411 — Disorderly Conduct in Assemblies

It shall be unlawful, in connection with an assembly, to engage in conduct that materially interferes with operations or safety, including sustained body-blocking of essential paths, spawn or exit obstruction, repeated griefing of event assets, or use of effects or devices that overwhelm visibility, audio, or system performance. Mere offensive or provocative speech, without more, shall not constitute disorderly conduct.

## N.A.C. 4 §412 — False Alarms & Emergency Communications

No person shall knowingly issue, simulate, or disseminate a false emergency broadcast, evacuation order, security alert, or similar signal, or spoof an Admin Action or official channel, thereby causing or likely to cause panic or operational disruption. Good-faith safety reports based on reasonable belief shall be exempt.

## N.A.C. 4 §413 — Obstruction of Safety & Emergency Operations

It shall be unlawful to obstruct, interfere with, or refuse compliance with active safety or emergency operations, including evacuation, medical assistance, or system mitigation, after clear notice by authorized officials. Officials shall minimize interference with protected activity consistent with safety.

## N.A.C. 4 §414 — Protection of Peaceful Assembly

Officials shall take reasonable steps to facilitate lawful assemblies and counter-assemblies without viewpoint discrimination. No person shall materially obstruct, drown out, or physically interpose to prevent another’s lawful assembly where reasonable separation or alternative channels have been provided.

## N.A.C. 4 §415 — Buffering & Separation of Counter-Assemblies

The CNA may impose reasonable buffer zones and spatial or temporal separation to prevent imminent conflict between assemblies. Organizers and participants shall comply with assigned zones and steward directions; deliberate encroachment to provoke confrontation shall constitute a violation.

## N.A.C. 4 §416 — Devices, Props & Restricted Technology at Assemblies

It shall be unlawful to deploy restricted weapons, vehicles, or technology during assemblies except as expressly authorized by posted policy or permit conditions. Sound or visual devices may be limited or prohibited where they threaten safety, impair system stability, or violate §410; restrictions shall be content-neutral. (See Titles 16 and 6 for additional offenses.)

## N.A.C. 4 §417 — Organizer Duties & Limited Liability

Organizers shall make reasonable efforts to comply with permit conditions, designate stewards where required, and communicate safety and dispersal instructions. Organizers shall not be strictly liable for unforeseeable acts of participants, but shall be liable where they intentionally facilitate, direct, or knowingly tolerate planned violations.

## N.A.C. 4 §418 — Lawful Orders; Documentation; Graduated Response

Officials shall employ a graduated response—informal advisement, formal warning, targeted removal, then dispersal—where feasible, and shall document orders and material facts by log, clip, or screenshot. All orders affecting assemblies shall be narrowly tailored and subject to post-action review under Titles 2 and 22.

## N.A.C. 4 §419 — Interference with Official Proceedings & Ceremonies

It shall be unlawful to knowingly and materially disrupt official proceedings, ceremonies, or training evolutions designated as Nonpublic or time-limited operational events after posted or personal notice, including by infiltration, sound or effect flooding, or seizure of event assets.

## N.A.C. 4 §420 — Remedies & Sanctions

In addition to penalties under Title 21, remedies may include dispersal orders, relocation, temporary access restrictions, removal from event instances, and forfeiture of devices or props used to violate this Title within CNA control. Evidence obtained in violation of this Title shall be subject to exclusion per Title 2 §224.

## N.A.C. 4 §421 — Cross-References & Severability

Definitions and mental states shall be as provided in Title 1; rights and due-process safeguards shall be as provided in Title 2; related offenses appear in Titles 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, and 18; procedures and appeals shall be as provided in Title 22. If any provision of this Title is held invalid, the remainder shall continue in effect.