(A) No person shall resist any peace officer acting in the performance of his or her duties or, when requested to do so, refuse to assist any such officer in the discharge of his or her duties or by any means whatsoever hinder, delay or obstruct any officer acting in the performance of his or her duties.
(B) As used in this section, “resist” refers to the ordinary meaning of the term.
(C) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the peace officer lacked legal authority to make an arrest: provided, he or she was acting under color of his or her official authority.
(Ord. 461, passed 6-8-1998) Penalty, see § 131.999