A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness
if, knowing he/she has witnessed any portion of a crime, an ordinance
violation, 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.
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.
[CC 2001 §210.135; Ord. No. 871 §1, 1-14-1988]
A. A person
commits the ordinance violation of making a false declaration if,
with the purpose to mislead a public servant in the performance of
his/her duty, he/she:
1. Submits any written false statement, which he/she does not believe
to be true:
a. In an application for any pecuniary benefit or other consideration;
or
b. On a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements
made therein are punishable.
2. Submits or invites reliance on:
a. Any writing which he/she knows to be forged, altered or otherwise
lacking in authenticity; or
b. Any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object which he/she
knows to be false.
3. Submits a false identification of himself/herself.
B. The falsity of the statement or the items under Subsection
(A) of this Section must be as to a fact which is material to the purposes for which the statement is made or the item submitted, and the provisions of Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 575.040, RSMo., shall apply to prosecutions under Subsection
(A) of this Section.
C. It shall be a defense to a prosecution under Subsection
(A) of this Section that the actor retracted the false statement or item but this defense shall not apply if the retraction was made after:
1. The falsity of the statement or item was exposed; or
2. The public servant took substantial action in reliance on the statement
or item.
D. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under Subsection
(C) of this Section.
1. Makes a false report to a Law Enforcement Officer that a crime or
offense has occurred or is about to occur; or
2. Makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to a Law
Enforcement Officer, security officer, Fire Department or other organization,
official or volunteer which deals with emergencies involving danger
to life or property that a fire or other incident calling for an emergency
response has occurred.
E. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under Subsection
(B) of this Section.
F. No
person shall be convicted of a violation of this Section based upon
the making of false statement except upon proof of the falsity of
the statement by:
1. The direct evidence of two (2) witnesses;
2. The direct evidence of one (1) witness together with strongly corroborating
circumstances;
3. Demonstrative evidence which conclusively proves the falsity of the
statement; or
4. A directly contradictory statement by the defendant under oath together
with:
a. The direct evidence of one (1) witness; or
b. Strongly corroborating circumstances; or
5. A judicial admission by the defendant that he/she made the statement
knowing it was false. An admission, which is not a judicial admission,
by the defendant that he/she made the statement knowing it was false
may constitute strongly corroborating circumstance.
[Ord. No. 1476 § 5, 2-9-2017]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1.
Fail to comply with the lawful order or request of a Police
Officer in the discharge of the officer's official duties where such
failure interfered with, obstructed or hindered the officer in the
performance of such duties; or
2.
Fail to identify himself or herself by name upon request when
lawfully detained by a Police Officer, provided, however, that the
person may not be compelled to answer any other inquiry of the Police
Officer; or
3.
In any matter within the jurisdiction of any Law Enforcement
Officer of this City, knowingly: falsifies, conceals or covers up
by any trick, scheme or device, a material fact; makes any materially
false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation; or makes
or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain
any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry.
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.
[Ord. No. 1476 § 6, 2-9-2017]
A. No person shall:
1.
Falsely represent himself/herself to be an officer of the City
with purpose to induce another to submit to his/her pretended official
authority;
2.
Without being authorized by the City, exercise or attempt to
exercise any of the duties, functions or powers of a City Officer;
or
3.
Hinder, obstruct, resist or otherwise interfere with any City
Officer in the discharge of his/her official duties.
[Ord. No. 1476 § 7, 2-9-2017]
A person commits an offense if they willfully fail or refuse
to stop on signal of any Law Enforcement Officer or to obey any other
reasonable signal or direction of a Law Enforcement Officer given
in directing the movement of vehicular traffic or enforcing against
any offense or infraction or otherwise properly discharging their
duties.