A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness
if, knowing he/she has witnessed any portion of a crime, or of any
other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial property
damage, upon demand by a Law Enforcement Officer engaged in the performance
of his/her official duties, he/she refuses to report or gives a false
report of his/her name and present address to such officer.
A person commits the offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding
if, with purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror, party or
witness and thereby to influence a judicial proceeding, he/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.
[Ord. No. 2001-07 §1(18-94), 1-29-2001]
A. Any
person having been released pursuant to bond, whether cash or recognizance,
or pursuant to any other provision of law or having a court date scheduled
by summons, information, subpoena, warrant, Missouri uniform traffic
ticket or any other judicial notice or process who willfully fails
to appear before the said Municipal Court as required shall be guilty
of an offense of failure to appear.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this Section, upon conviction, shall be punished under the provisions of Section
100.340 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Chillicothe, Missouri.
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.
[Ord. No. 2005-82 §1(18-99), 5-31-2005]
A. A person
commits the offense of interfering with the duties of a law enforcement
official and violates this Section if the person:
1. Hinders, obstructs or otherwise interferes with a law enforcement
official while the official is discharging official duties; or
2. Flees from a law enforcement official while the official is enforcing
the duties of a law enforcement official; or
3. Interferes with the arrest by a law enforcement official, of themselves
or another person, by using or threatening to use violence, physical
force or other interference.
A person commits the offense of escape from custody or attempted
escape from custody if, while being held in custody after arrest for
any crime or offense, he/she escapes or attempts to escape from custody.