(a) No person shall by threats, menaces, acts, or otherwise, forcibly or illegally hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any law enforcement officer, probation officer, parole officer, court security officer, the State Fire Marshal, or a full-time Deputy or Assistant Fire Marshal acting in his or her official capacity.
(b) No person shall, with intent to impede or obstruct a law enforcement officer, the State Fire Marshal, or a full-time Deputy or Assistant Fire Marshal in the conduct of an investigation of a misdemeanor or felony offense, knowingly and willfully make a materially false statement; provided, that the provisions of this division (b) shall not apply to statements made by a spouse, parent, step- parent, grandparent, sibling, half-sibling, child, step-child, or grandchild, whether related by blood or marriage, of the person under investigation. Statements made by the person under investigation may not be used as the basis for prosecution under this division (b). For the purposes of this subsection,
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER shall not include a watchman, state police, or college security personnel who is not a certified law enforcement officer.
(c) No person shall intentionally flee or attempt to flee by any means other than the use of a vehicle from any law enforcement officer, probation officer, parole officer, court security officer, the State Fire Marshal, or a full-time Deputy or Assistant Fire Marshal acting in his or her official capacity who is attempting to make a lawful arrest of the person, and who knows or reasonably believes that the officer is attempting to arrest the person.
(d) No person shall intentionally flee or attempt to flee in a vehicle from any law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer acting in his or her official capacity, after the officer has given a clear visual or audible signal directing the person to stop.
(e) No person shall intentionally flee or attempt to flee in a vehicle from any law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer acting in his or her official capacity, after the officer has given a clear visual or audible signal directing the person to stop, and cause damage to the real or personal property of any person during or resulting from his or her flight.
(f) For purposes of this section,
VEHICLE includes any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile, as those terms are defined in W. Va. Code 17A-1-1, whether or not it is being operated on a public highway at the time and whether or not it is licensed by the state.
(g) For purposes of this section,
FLEE, FLEEING, and FLIGHT do not include any person’s reasonable attempt to travel to a safe place, allowing the pursuing law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer to maintain appropriate surveillance, for the purpose of complying with the officer’s direction to stop.
(h) (1) No person, with the intent to purposefully deprive another person of emergency services, shall interfere with or prevent another person from making an emergency communication, which a reasonable person would consider necessary under the circumstances, to law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical service personnel.
(2) For the purpose of this division,
INTERFERE WITH OR PREVENT includes, but is not limited to, seizing, concealing, obstructing access to, or disabling or disconnecting a telephone, telephone line, or equipment or other communication device.
(3) For the purpose of this division,
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION means communication to transmit warnings or other information pertaining to a crime, fire, accident, power outage, disaster, or risk of injury or damage to a person or property.
(W. Va. Code 61-5-17)
(i) No person shall refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, direction, or signal of a police officer.