(A) A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest if, knowing that a law enforcement officer is making an arrest, or attempting to lawfully detain or stop an individual or vehicle, or the person reasonably should know that a law enforcement officer is making an arrest or attempting to lawfully detain or lawfully stop an individual or vehicle, for the purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, stop, or detention, the person:
(1) Resists the arrest, stop, or detention of such person by using or threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from such officer; or
(2) Interferes with the arrest, stop, or detention of another person by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force, or physical interference.
(B) This section applies to arrests, stops, or detentions with or without warrants and to arrests, stops, or detentions for any crime, infraction, or ordinance violation.
(C) It is no defense to a prosecution under division (A) above that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest; however, nothing in this section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful arrest.
(Prior Code, § 210.140) Penalty, see § 130.999
Editor’s note:
Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law