ARTICLE 501 Administration and Law Enforcement

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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA

ROSTER OF OFFICIALS

COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE

PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE

PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE

PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE

PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE

PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE

PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE

PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE

PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE

ARTICLE 501
Administration and Law Enforcement

501.01 Refusal to aid officer.

501.02 Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer.

501.03 False fire alarm. (Repealed)

501.04 False reports concerning bombs or other explosive devices.

501.05 Impersonating an official or law enforcement officer.

501.06 Attempts.

501.07 Citation in lieu of arrest; failure to appear.

501.08 Arrest for offenses committed in presence of officer.

501.09 Release of parents' names of minors charged with delinquency.

501.10 Falsely reporting an emergency incident.

501.11 Police Department false alarms.

501.12 Fire Department false medical alarms.

501.99 Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES

See sectional histories for similar State law

Specific types of bribery - see W. Va. Code 3-1-1 et seq., 15-2-17 et seq., 18-2A-9, 61-10-15 and 61-10-22

Penalty not to exceed that provided in W. Va. Code Ch. 61 - see W. Va. Code 8-12-5(56)

Crimes against public justice - see W. Va. Code Art. 61-5

Bribery and corrupt practices generally - see W. Va. Code Art. 61-5A

Failure to comply with lawful order of police officer - see TRAF. 303.02

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