(A) A person commits the offense of resisting arrest if he or she intentionally resists a person known by him or her to be a peace officer in making an arrest.
(B) For the purpose of this section, RESISTS means the use or threatened use of violence, physical force or any other means that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to any person.
(C) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the peace officer lacked legal authority to make the arrest, provided he or she was acting under color of his or her official authority.
(Prior Code, § 133.02) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99