A. Obedience To Law Enforcement Officials: No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any law enforcement official invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. (1977 Code § 10-10-1; amd. 2004 Code)
B. Fleeing, Attempting To Elude Law Enforcement Officials:
1. Fleeing, Attempting To Elude Prohibited: Any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who, having been given a visual or audible signal by a law enforcement official directing such driver or operator to bring his vehicle to a stop, wilfully fails or refuses to obey such direction, increases his speed, extinguishes his lights, or otherwise flees or attempts to elude the official, is guilty of a violation of this code. The signal given by the law enforcement official may be by hand, voice, siren, or red or blue light; provided, the official giving such signal shall be in police uniform, and, if driving a vehicle, such vehicle shall be marked showing it to be an official vehicle of the law enforcement agency. (1977 Code § 10-10-3; amd. 2004 Code)
2. Suspension Of Driver's License: Upon receiving notice of such conviction, the secretary of state may forthwith suspend the driver's license of the person so convicted for a period of not more than six (6) months. (1977 Code § 10-10-3)