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(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OBSTRUCTION OF. In addition to their common meaning, shall include:
(a) Flight by one sought to be arrested before the arresting officer can restrain him or her and after notice is given that he or she is under arrest;
(b) Any violence toward or any resistance or opposition to the arresting officer after the arrested party is actually placed under arrest and before he or she is under arrest; or
(c) Refusal by the arrested party to give his or her name and make his or her identity known to the arresting officer.
RESISTING AN OFFICER. The intentional opposition or resistance to, or obstruction of, an individual acting in his or her official capacity, and authorized by law to make a lawful arrest or seizure of property, or to serve any lawful process or court order, when the offender knows or has reason to know that the person arresting, seizing property or serving process is acting in his or her official capacity.
(B) Resisting. It is unlawful to resist, oppose or assault, or in any way interfere with the Police Chief, police officer or any person duly authorized to act as such, while the officer or person is discharging or attempting to discharge his or her official duties within the limits of the city.
(C) Signaling others. It is unlawful for any person to warn or signal another so as to assist such other person to flee, escape or evade an officer seeking to make an arrest or for any person to bar or lock any door or barrier in the face of or in front of an approaching officer.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-1) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Authority to request aid. An officer of the city making or about to make an arrest, or executing or about to execute a warrant or other process, in accordance with the ordinances of the city or with state or federal law, or suppressing or about to suppress a riot, affray or unlawful assembly, may call upon person or persons to assist him or her in making such arrest, executing such process or suppressing such riot, affray or unlawful assembly.
(B) Failure to assist. It is unlawful for any person lawfully called upon thus to assist an officer of the city to refuse or fail to do so.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-2) Penalty, see § 130.99
It is unlawful for any person, without justifiable or excusable cause, to knowingly commit any assault, battery or assault and battery upon the person of a police officer or other officer of the law while in the performance of his or her duties.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-3) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Rescuing prisoners.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, by use of force or in any other illegal manner, to set at liberty, rescue or attempt to set at liberty, any prisoner from any officer or employee of the city having legal custody of such prisoner or from the city jail or other place of confinement by the city.
(2) It is unlawful to assist such prisoner in any manner to escape from such prison or custody either before or after conviction, including escape from a vehicle of confinement.
(B) Escape of prisoners. It is unlawful for any person confined in the city jail or other place of confinement by the city, or working upon the streets or other public places of the city in pursuance of any judgment, or otherwise held in legal custody by authority of the city, to break or attempt to break from any such jail, prison or custody, or to escape or attempt to escape therefrom.
(C) Assisting escape of prisoners.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, by use of force or in any other illegal manner, to set at liberty, rescue or attempt to set at liberty or rescue, any prisoner from any officer or employee of the city having legal custody of such prisoner or from the city jail or other place of confinement by the city.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to convey into the city jail or other city prison any instrument or other thing useful to facilitate the escape of any prisoner therein, or to give any such instrument or thing to a prisoner in custody or in prison, whether such escape is effected or attempted or not.
(D) Unlawful communication with prisoners. It is unlawful for any person to loiter about the city jail or any other city prison with intent to communicate unlawfully with any prisoner confined therein, or to communicate or attempt to communicate unlawfully with any prisoner confined in such jail or prison or held in legal custody.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-4) Penalty, see § 130.99
It is unlawful for any person to impersonate any officer or employee of the city, falsely represent himself or herself to be an officer or employee of the city, or exercise or attempt to exercise any of the duties, functions or powers of an officer or employee of the city without being duly authorized to do so.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-5) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) False alarms. It is unlawful for any person to turn in a false alarm of any nature or in any manner to deceive or attempt to deceive the Fire Department, Police Department, emergency medical services, or any officer or employee thereof with reference to any fire alarm or reported fire, accident or other emergency or knowingly to cause the Fire Department, Police Department, emergency medical services, or its officers or employees to make a useless or unnecessary run to any part of the city or outside the city.
(B) False representation to officer. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or any agent or employee thereof, knowingly to make any material misrepresentation to any officer, employee or agency of the city government in any official application to, or official dealing or negotiation with, such officer or agency; or to commit perjury before any tribunal or officer of the city.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-6) Penalty, see § 130.99
It is unlawful for any person except by proper authority to remove any barricade or obstruction placed by authority of the city to keep traffic off any pavement, street, curb, sidewalk or other area.
(Prior Code, § 5-2F-7) Penalty, see § 130.99
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