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.
[CC 1975 §75.1080; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1080, 5-15-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of tampering with a public record if, with the
purpose to impair the verity, legibility or availability of a public
record:
1. He/she knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public
record; or
2. Knowing he/she lacks authority to do so, he/she destroys, suppresses
or conceals any public record.
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 1975 §75.1060; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1060, 5-15-1990]
A person commits the offense of making a false bomb report if
he/she knowing makes or causes to be made a false report to any person
that a bomb or other explosive device has been placed in a public
or private place or vehicle.
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.
An employer, or agent who is in charge of a business establishment,
commits the offense of refusing to make an employee available for
service of process if he or she knowingly refuses to assist any officer
authorized by law to serve process who calls at such business establishment
during the working hours of an employee for the purpose of serving
process on such employee, by failing or refusing to make such employee
available for service of process.
[CC 1975 §75.1200; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1200, 5-15-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of acceding to corruption if he/she is a witness
or prospective witness in any official proceeding and knowingly solicits,
accepts, or agrees to accept any direct or indirect benefit on the
representation or understanding that he/she will disobey a subpoena
or other legal process, withhold evidence, information, or documents,
or testify falsely.
B. If
the purpose of the corruption is to induce false testimony, the case
shall be referred to the County Prosecutor for felony prosecution
under Section 575.280, RSMo.
[CC 1975 §75.1230; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1230, 5-15-1990]
A person commits the offense of obstructing government operations
if he/she purposely obstructs, impairs, hinders, or perverts the performance
of a governmental function by using or threatening to use violence,
force, or other physical interference or obstacle.
[CC 1975 §75.1240; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1240, 5-15-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of refusing to obey a summons duly authorized
by City ordinance and issued by the Board of Aldermen to appear before
the Board if he/she fails to appear at the appointed time set forth
in the summons or he/she appears at the appointed time but does not
have in his/her possession all items, documents, and information which
were demanded in the summons.
B. The
penalty for violation of this Section is a fine of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for each violation.