A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness
if, knowing he or she has witnessed any portion of an offense, or
of any other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial
property damage, he or she refuses to report or gives a false report
of his or her name and present address to a Law Enforcement Officer
engaged in the performance of his or her duties.
A person commits the offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding
if, with the purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror, party
or witness and thereby influence a judicial proceeding, he or she
disrupts or disturbs a judicial proceeding by participating in an
assembly and calling aloud, shouting, or holding or displaying a placard
or sign containing written or printed matter, concerning the conduct
of the judicial proceeding, or the character of a judge, attorney,
juror, party or witness engaged in such proceeding, or calling for
or demanding any specified action or determination by such judge,
attorney, juror, party, or witness in connection with such proceeding.
A person commits the offense of improper communication if he/she
communicates, directly or indirectly, with any juror, special master,
referee or arbitrator in a judicial proceeding, other than as part
of the proceedings in a case, for the purpose of influencing the official
action of such person.
A person commits the offense of escape from custody or attempted
escape from custody if, while being held in custody after arrest for
any offense, he/she escapes or attempts to escape from custody.
[Ord. No. 19.93, 1-2-2020]
A. No person shall:
1.
Resist or obstruct a City officer making an arrest or serving
any legal writ, warrant or process or executing or attempting to execute
any other duty imposed upon him or her by law.
3.
Enter a crime scene which is established by a physical barrier,
verbal directions from a Law Enforcement Officer, or signage.
4.
Engage in conduct which a person knows or should know would
prevent an officer from completing an investigation or performing
any other lawful duty.
5.
Refuse to comply with a lawful order of an officer when a person
knows or should know such refusal prevents the officer from completing
an investigation or performing any other lawful duty.
6.
Hinder, delay, interfere with or obstruct any officer in the
performance of any such officer's duty.