(a) No person shall knowingly obstruct, resist or oppose any police officer, sheriff, firefighter, coroner, City Treasurer or other officer or public official, directly or indirectly, in making or attempting to make an arrest, or in the discharge or attempt to discharge any of his or her lawful duties.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "obstruct, resist or oppose" includes, but is not limited to, the giving of false information, the concealing or attempting to conceal, or the giving of false information concerning the identity of, any person when the same is requested by any of such officials, or any other physical actions or words, comments, representations or verbal statements which prevent or tend to prevent such official from the discharge of his or her lawful duties.
(Ord. 265. Passed 2-15-78.)