A. 
A person commits the offense of concealing an offense if:
1. 
He/she confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit or other consideration to any person in consideration of that person's concealing of any offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding any evidence thereof; or
2. 
He/she accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit or other consideration in consideration of his/her concealing any offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding any evidence thereof.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A. 
A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution if for the purpose of preventing the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a crime he/she:
1. 
Harbors or conceals such person;
2. 
Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension, except this does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law;
3. 
Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means to aid him/her in avoiding discovery or apprehension; or
4. 
Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or intimidation, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness if, knowing he/she has witnessed any portion of a crime, 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. 
A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness if, with purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness in an official proceeding to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, or to absent himself/herself or avoid subpoena or other legal process, or to withhold evidence, information or documents, or to testify falsely, he/she:
1. 
Threatens or causes harm to any person or property;
2. 
Uses force, threats or deception;
3. 
Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit, direct or indirect, upon such witness; or
4. 
Conveys any of the foregoing to another in furtherance of a conspiracy.
B. 
A person commits the offense of "victim tampering" if, with purpose to do so, he/she prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent or dissuade any person who has been a victim of any crime or a person who is acting on behalf of any such victim from:
1. 
Making any report of such victimization to any Peace Officer or State, local or Federal Law Enforcement Officer or prosecuting agency or to any judge;
2. 
Causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought and prosecuted or assisting in the prosecution thereof; or
3. 
Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection with such victimization.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
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.
A. 
A person commits the offense of false impersonation if he/she:
1. 
Falsely represents himself/herself to be a public servant with purpose to induce another to submit to his/her pretended official authority or to rely upon his/her pretended official acts, and
a. 
Performs an act in that pretended capacity; or
b. 
Causes another to act in reliance upon his/her pretended official authority.
2. 
Falsely represents himself/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 purpose 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.
A. 
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he/she knowingly:
1. 
Gives false information to any person for the purpose of implicating another person in a crime or offense;
2. 
Makes a false report to a Law Enforcement Officer that a crime or offense 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 or is about to occur.
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.
[Ord. No. 941 §1, 2-14-2007]
A. 
A person commits the crime of making a false declaration if, with the purpose to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he:
1. 
Submits any written false statement which he 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; or
c. 
Submits or invites reliance on:
(1) 
Any writing which he knows to be forged, altered or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or
(2) 
Any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark or other object which he 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 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 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.
E. 
For the purpose of this Section, "written" shall include filings submitted in an electronic or other format or medium approved or prescribed by the Secretary of State.
F. 
Making a false declaration is a Class B misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 1021 §§1 — 3, 9-11-2013]
A. 
In any county that has established an emergency telephone service pursuant to Sections 190.300 to 190.320, RSMo., a person can misuse the emergency telephone service. For the purposes of this section "emergency" means any incident involving danger to life or property that calls for an emergency response dispatch of police, fire, EMS or other public safety organization.
B. 
"Misusing the emergency telephone service," includes, but is not limited to, repeatedly calling "911" for nonemergency situations which causes the operators or equipment to be in use when emergency situations may need such operators or equipment; and "repeatedly" means three (3) or more times within a one-month period.
C. 
Any person found guilty of violation of this Section shall, upon conviction therefor, be subject to the penalties established in Section 100.260 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Winchester.
A. 
A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest, detention or stop if, knowing that a Law Enforcement Officer is making an arrest, or attempting to lawfully detain or stop an individual or vehicle, or the person reasonably should know that a Law Enforcement Officer is making an arrest or attempting to lawfully detain or lawfully stop an individual or vehicle, for the purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, stop or detention, the person:
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 arrests, stops or detentions with or without warrants and to arrests, stops or detentions for any crime, infraction or ordinance violation.
C. 
A person is presumed to be fleeing a vehicle stop if that person continues to operate a motor vehicle after that person 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 that person.
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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[CC 1981 §205.030; Ord. No. 462 §§1 — 2, 1-25-1978]
A person shall not in any matter interfere with the performance of the official duties of a firefighter or other employee of a fire protection district or municipal Fire Department or obstruct such person in any manner while performing any duty.
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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.