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.
[R.O. 2008 §215.120; Ord. No. 6468 §§1 — 2, 7-11-1994]
A. It
shall be unlawful for the owner, possessor, or user of any automatic
fire or security alarm system providing electronic or automated surveillance
or protection for any inhabitable structure, building, business, premises
or dwelling to cause City fire or Police personnel to be dispensed
or engaged in response to said alarm more than three (3) times within
any twelve (12) month period when such alarm system is activated without
merit or just cause. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or
occupier of said inhabitable structure, business, premises or dwelling
to maintain said alarm system in satisfactory condition. The penalty
for the fourth (4th) such false or fraudulent alarm response within
a twelve (12) month period shall be a fine not to exceed forty dollars
($40.00). The penalty for each subsequent false or fraudulent alarm
within the same twelve (12) month period shall be a fine not to exceed
fifty dollars ($50.00) per each.
B. In
the event the premises or business is owned by a corporation, the
President or Chief Executive Officer of said corporation shall be
responsible for all duties pursuant to this Section.
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 or violation of probation or parole, he/she escapes or
attempts to escape from custody.