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§ 32.02 RESISTING ARREST.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to resist arrest, or if under arrest, to refuse to accompany the arresting officer or to endeavor to force the officer to drag, pull or carry him or her to the place of destination.
(1995 Code, § 2-1002) Penalty, see § 10.99 
§ 32.03 RESPONDING TO SUMMONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
   It shall be unlawful for any person between the ages of 18 and 50 years of age being called upon by any police officer, member of the Council or anyone deputized by them for assistance to suppress an affray, breach of peace or any outrage, to refuse that assistance.
(1995 Code, § 2-1003) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 32.04 RESISTING, INTERFERING WITH OFFICER.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to assault, resist, abuse or in any manner, by word or act, interfere with a police officer or any other officer or employee of the town in the discharge of his or her duty or to aid or abet any assault, resistance, abuse or interference.
(1995 Code, § 2-1004) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 32.05 RESISTING, INTERFERING WITH OFFICER IN EXECUTION OF WARRANT, OTHER PROCESS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to assault, obstruct, hinder, prevent or in any manner interfere with any officer or other person charged with the execution of any lawful warrant or other process in arresting any person for whose apprehension the warrant has been issued, or to rescue or attempt to rescue any person from the custody of an officer or person lawfully arresting him or her, or directly or indirectly to aid, abet or assist any person so arrested to escape from custody, or to harbor or conceal any person for whose arrest a warrant or other process shall have been issued, so as to prevent the discovery of the person, after notice or knowledge of the fact of the issuing of the warrant or other process.
(1995 Code, § 2-1005) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 32.06 STOP ON COMMAND OF OFFICER.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and knowingly fail or refuse to stop when signaled, hailed or commanded to stop by a police officer or other officer of the town.
(1995 Code, § 2-1006) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Municipal police, see S.C. Code § 5-7-110
EMERGENCY
§ 32.20 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   CIVIL EMERGENCY.
      (1)   A riot or unlawful assembly characterized by the use of actual force or violence or any threat to use force, if accompanied by immediate power to execute, by three or more persons acting together without authority of law; or
      (2)   Any impending natural disaster or humanmade calamity, including flood, conflagration, cyclone, tornado, earthquake or explosion within or adjacent to the corporate limits of the town, resulting in the threat of death or injury of person or the destruction of property to an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens and residents of the town.
   CURFEW. A prohibition against any person or persons walking, running, loitering, standing or motoring upon any alley, street, highway, public property or vacant premises within the corporate limits, excepting persons officially designated to duty with reference to a civil emergency.
(1995 Code, § 2-3001) (Ord. passed 7-21-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99
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