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 person commits the offense of escape from custody or attempted
escape from custody if, while being held in custody after arrest for
any crime, he/she escapes or attempts to escape from custody.
[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 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.