[Code 1964, § 19-11]
(a) 
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he 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 paragraph (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 paragraph (b) of this section.
(d) 
It shall be unlawful for a person to make a False report as defined in this section.
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State law reference — Similar provisions, RSMo. § 575.080.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 19-1.1, False declaration in writing, which derived from Ord. No. 1377, §§ 1 — 4, 5-19-1988, was repealed 1-5-2017 by §2 of Ord. No. 2382.
[Code 1964, § 19-18; Ord. No. 1987, § 2, 9-16-2004]
(a) 
A person commits the offense of false impersonation if such person:
(1) 
Falsely represents himself or herself to be a public servant with purpose to induce another to submit to his or her pretended official authority or to rely upon his or her pretended official acts, and
a. 
Performs an act in that pretended capacity; or
b. 
Causes another to act in reliance upon his or her pretended official authority; or
(2) 
Falsely represents himself or herself to be a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession (for which a license is required by the laws of this state) with the intent to induce another to rely upon such representation, and
a. 
Performs an act in that pretended capacity; or
b. 
Causes another to act in reliance upon such representation; or
(3) 
Upon being arrested, falsely represent himself or herself, to a law enforcement officer, with the first and last name, date of birth, or Social Security number, or a substantial number of identifying factors or characteristics as that of another person that results in the filing of a report or record of arrest or conviction for an infraction, misdemeanor, or felony that contains the first and last name, date of birth, and Social Security number, or a substantial number of identifying factors or characteristics to that of such other person as to cause such other person to be identified as the actual person arrested or convicted.
(b) 
Any person convicted of committing an offense established by this section shall be subject to punishment by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, unless the person represents himself to be a law enforcement officer, in which case any fine imposed shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(c) 
If a violation of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section is discovered prior to any conviction of the person actually arrested for an underlying charge, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the court thereof, and the court shall order the arrest and court records of the underlying charge amended to correctly and accurately identify the defendant and shall expunge the incorrect and inaccurate identifying factors from the arrest and court records.
(d) 
If a violation of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section is discovered after any conviction of the person actually arrested for an underlying charge, the prosecuting attorney shall file a motion in the underlying case with the court to correct the arrest and court records after discovery of the fraud upon the court. The court shall order the arrest and court records amended to correctly and accurately identify the defendant and shall expunge the incorrect and inaccurate identifying factors from the arrest and court records.
(e) 
Any person who is the victim of a false impersonation and whose identity has been falsely reported in arrest or conviction records may move for expungement and correction of said records under the procedures set forth in Sections 575.120 and 610.123 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
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State law reference — Similar provisions, RSMo. § 575.120.
[Code 1964, § 19-24; Ord. No. 1094, §§ 2 — 3, 8-2-1979; Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(a) 
A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest, detention or stop if he or she knows or reasonably should know that a Law Enforcement Officer is making an arrest or attempting to lawfully detain or stop an individual or vehicle and for the purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, stop or detention, he or she:
(1) 
Resists the arrest, stop or detention of such person by using or threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from such officer; or
(2) 
Interferes with the arrest, stop or detention of another person by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical interference.
(b) 
This Section applies to:
(1) 
Arrests, stops or detentions with or without warrants;
(2) 
Arrests, stops or detentions for any offense, infraction or ordinance violation; and
(3) 
Arrests for warrants issued by a court or a probation and parole officer.
(c) 
A person is presumed to be fleeing a vehicle stop if he or she continues to operate a motor vehicle after he or she has seen or should have seen clearly visible emergency lights or has heard or should have heard an audible signal emanating from the law enforcement vehicle pursuing him or her.
(d) 
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.
[Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(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.
[Code 1964, § 19-25]
It shall be unlawful to paste, tack, or stick or in any way otherwise to place upon poles or public property any signs, placards, posters, or paper.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 19-5, Harassment, which derived from Code 1964 §19-29.1, was repealed 1-5-2017 by §2 of Ord. No. 2382.
[Ord. No. 920, § 1, 6-6-1974]
It shall be unlawful to move furniture or household goods exceeding three hundred (300) pounds in total weight or size of twenty-five (25) cubic feet in or out of any premises in the city between the hours of sunset and 7:00 a.m. the following morning.
[Ord. No. 1181, § 1, 7-1-1982; Ord. No. 1204, § 1, 4-7-1983]
Any person who commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, which is hereby declared unlawful:
(1) 
Interferes with any person in any place by jostling against such person or unnecessarily crowding him or by placing his hand in the proximity of such person's pocket, pocketbook or handbag.
(2) 
Interferes with general business operations of a business concern on the premises of such business concern by unnecessarily crowding or jostling the business concern's employees, agents or customers.
(3) 
Causes a disturbance in any railroad car, omnibus or other public conveyance by unnecessarily running through it, climbing through windows or upon the seats.
(4) 
Wanders, prowls or loiters upon the private property of another or peeks or peers in the door or window of any building or structure located therein which is inhabited by a person or persons without any visible or lawful business with the owners or occupants thereof.
(5) 
Knowing the same to be false, circulates or transmits to another or others, with intent that it be acted upon, any statement or rumor, written, printed or by word of mouth, covering the location of a bomb or other explosive.
(6) 
Willfully making any loud noise or by loud shouting, rude or indecent behavior or profane discourse within a place of assembly as to disturb the order or sobriety thereof; or willfully extinguishing the light in any hall or building occupied by an audience or assemblage of persons or by attempting to break up same.
(7) 
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby the property of any person is placed in danger of being damaged or destroyed.
(8) 
In a public place, being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug and in such condition as to be unable to exercise care for his own safety or the safety of others.
(9) 
Deliberately interfering with or damaging publicly owned or privately owned railroad cars, buses and other vehicles.
(10) 
Addresses abusive language, or threats to any member of the city police department, any other authorized law enforcement official of the city who is engaged in the lawful performance of his duties, when such words have a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by others.
(11) 
Deliberately interferes with any official emergency medical personnel in the performance of their official duties in treating or attempting to treat any sick or injured person or who climbs in or upon any ambulance without authorization from the emergency medical personnel in charge of same.
(12) 
Deliberately interferes with any official emergency fire department personnel in the performance of their official duties or who climbs in or upon any fire fighting equipment without authorization from the emergency fire department personnel in charge of same.
[Ord. No. 1679, § 1, 12-21-1995]
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully, maliciously, intentionally or knowingly:
(1) 
Taunt, torment, tease or otherwise provoke,
(2) 
Administer to or otherwise apply any desensitizing drug, chemical or substance,
(3) 
Beat, strike, injure or kill, or
(4) 
Interfere with or endanger,
any canine trained for and used by a police officer for purposes of law enforcement; provided, however, with regard to subsection (b) of this section, a duly-licensed veterinarian may prescribe and administer such substances necessary for veterinary treatment, including but not limited to euthanasia.
[Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall mean:
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Failure to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a result will follow, and such failure constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.
KNOWINGLY
When used with respect to: (a) conduct or attendant circumstances, means a person is aware of the nature of his or her conduct or that those circumstances exist; or (b) a result of conduct, means a person is aware that his or her conduct is practically certain to cause that result.
POSSESS OR POSSESSED
Having actual or constructive possession of an object with knowledge of its presence. A person has actual possession if he or she has the object on his or her person or within easy reach and convenient control. A person has constructive possession if he or she has the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion or control over the object either directly or through another person or persons. Possession may also be sole or joint. If one (1) person alone has possession of an object, possession is sole. If two (2) or more persons share possession of an object, possession is joint.
PURPOSELY
When used with respect to a person's conduct or to a result thereof, means it is his or her conscious object to engage in that conduct or cause that result.
RECKLESSLY
Consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, and such disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.