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City of Seward, NE
Seward County
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[Adopted as Ch. 6, Art. 3, §§ 6-302 through 6-304 and 6-364, of the 1976 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to assist a Municipal Police officer when lawfully requested to do so by him. (Neb. RS 28-903)
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist any Municipal Police officer when such officer is in the lawful performance of his duties. (Neb. RS 28-904, 28-906)
It shall be unlawful for any person to assault a police officer, emergency responder, health-care professional or municipal official in the execution of his office. (Neb. RS 28-929)
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 9-21-1982 by Ord. No. 23-82]
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
A. 
Furnish material information he or she knows to be false to any peace officer or other official with the intent to instigate an investigation of an alleged criminal matter or impede the investigation of an actual criminal matter; or[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Furnish information he or she knows to be false alleging the existence of the need for the assistance of an emergency medical service or out-of-hospital emergency care provider or an emergency in which human life or property is in jeopardy to any hospital, emergency medical service, or other person or governmental agency which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property; or[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
Furnish any information, or cause such information to be furnished or conveyed by electric, electronic, telephonic, or mechanical means, knowing the same to be false concerning the need for assistance of a Fire Department or any personnel or equipment of such department; or
D. 
Furnish to any person any information he or she knows to be false concerning the location of any explosive in any building or other property; or
E. 
Furnish material information he or she knows to be false to any governmental department or agency with the intent to instigate an investigation or to impede an ongoing investigation and which actually results in causing or impeding such investigation.[3]
(Neb. RS 28-907)
[3]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense, recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).