A person commits the offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement if, while being held in confinement after arrest for any crime, or while serving a sentence after conviction for any crime, he/she escapes or attempts to escape from confinement.
A. 
A person commits the offense of aiding escape of a prisoner if he/she:
1. 
Introduces into any place of confinement any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or other thing adapted or designed for use in making an escape, with the purpose of facilitating the escape of any prisoner confined therein, or of facilitating the commission of any other crime; or
2. 
Assists or attempts to assist any prisoner who is being held in custody or confinement for the purpose of effecting the prisoner's escape from custody or confinement.
A. 
A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest if, knowing that a Law Enforcement Officer is making an arrest, for the purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, he/she:
1. 
Resists the arrest of himself/herself by using or threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from such officer; or
2. 
Interferes with the arrest of another person by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical interference.
B. 
This Section applies to arrests with or without warrants and to arrests for any crime or ordinance violation.
C. 
It is no defense to a prosecution under Subsection (A) of this Section that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful arrest.
D. 
In addition, no person shall otherwise resist, hinder, obstruct, run away from or otherwise interfere with a Police Officer in the discharge of his official duties.
A. 
A person commits the offense of interference with legal process if, knowing any person is authorized by law to serve process, for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process, he/she interferes with or obstructs such person.
B. 
"Process" includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.
[Code 1962 §21-39; CC 1979 §19-7; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
It shall be the duty of the operator or driver of any vehicle or the rider of any animal traveling on the streets of this City to stop on signal of any member of the City Police Force and to obey any other reasonable signal or direction of such member of the City Police Force given in directing the movement of traffic on the streets of the City. Any person who willfully fails or refuses to obey such signals or directions or who willfully resists or opposes a member of the City Police Force in the proper discharge of his/her duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided for in Section 100.130.
[Code 1962 §21-40; CC 1979 §19-8; Ord. No. 973 §1, 10-4-1977]
Any person who shall refuse to give aid to any Police Officer of the City, while in the discharge of his/her official duties, after being called upon for aid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 99-39 §1, 10-19-1999]
A. 
A person commits the crime of making a false declaration if, with the purpose to mislead a Law Enforcement Officer in the performance of his duty, he/she:
1. 
Submits any oral or written false statement, which he/she does not believe to be true, or
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 document which he/she knows to be false.
B. 
The falsity of the statement or the item 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 submitted.
C. 
It is 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.
A. 
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he/she knowingly:
1. 
Gives false information to a Law Enforcement Officer for the purpose of implicating another person in a crime; or
2. 
Makes a false report to a Law Enforcement Officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur; or
3. 
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.
B. 
It is a defense to a prosecution under Subsection (A) of this Section that the actor retracted the false statement or report before the Law Enforcement Officer or any other person took substantial action in reliance thereon.
C. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under Subsection (B) of this Section.
A person commits the offense of making a false bomb report if he/she knowingly makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to any person that a bomb or other explosive has been placed in any public or private place or vehicle.