5-4F-2: REFUSING OR FAILING TO ASSIST AN OFFICER:

   A.   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 in making such arrest, executing such process or suppressing such riot, affray or unlawful assembly.

   B.   It is unlawful for any person lawfully called upon thus to assist an officer of the city to refuse or fail to do so. (1989 Code § 10-602)

5-4F-3: ASSAULT OR BATTERY UPON OFFICER:

It is unlawful for any person 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 duties. (1989 Code § 10-603)

5-4F-4: RESCUING PRISONERS:

It is unlawful for any person, in any illegal manner, to set at liberty, rescue or attempt to set at liberty, any prisoner or prisoners, from any officer or employee of the city having legal custody of the same or from the city jail or other place of confinement by the city, or 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. (1989 Code § 10-604)

5-4F-5: 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 escape or attempt to escape from any such jail, prison or custody. (1989 Code § 10-605)

5-4F-6: IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE:

It is unlawful for any person to impersonate any officer or employee of the city, falsely represent himself 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. (1989 Code § 10-606)

5-4F-7: 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 or police department 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 or police department or its officers or employees to make a useless run. (1989 Code § 10-607)

5-4F-8: 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. (1989 Code § 10-608)

5-4F-9: REMOVAL OF BARRICADES:

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. (1989 Code § 10-609)

5-4F-10: RESISTING PUBLIC OFFICIALS:

It is unlawful for any person knowingly or wilfully to:

   A.   Resist, oppose or obstruct the chief of police, any other police officer, the municipal judge, or any other officer or employee of the city in the discharge of his official duties;

   B.   Threaten or otherwise intimidate or attempt to intimidate any such officer or employee from the discharge of his official duties; or

   C.   Assault or beat, or revile, abuse, be disrespectful to, use abusive or indecent language toward or about, any such officer or employee while such officer or employee is in the discharge of his official duties. (1989 Code § 10-610)