537.23 ABUSING A POLICEMAN OR FIREMAN.

   (a)    No person shall:

      (1)    Physically abuse;

      (2)    Resist or hinder; or

      (3)    Orally abuse

   any policeman or fireman while in the execution of the duties of his office

   (b)    A person shall be deemed to have orally abused a policeman or fireman by calling him names tending to degrade him or hold him up to ridicule.

   (c)    (1)    Whoever violates subsection (a)(1) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. At least seventy-two consecutive hours imprisonment is mandatory under this subsection (c)(1).

      (2)    Whoever violates subsection (a)(2) hereof if guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.

      (3)    Whoever violates subsection (a)(3) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 151-1974. Passed 8-12-74.)