A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness
if, knowing he or she has witnessed any portion of an offense, or
of any other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial
property damage, he or she refuses to report or gives a false report
of his or her name and present address to a Law Enforcement Officer
engaged in the performance of his or her duties.
A person commits the offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding
if, with the purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror, party
or witness and thereby influence a judicial proceeding, he or 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 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 person commits the offense of escape from custody or attempted
escape from custody if, while being held in custody after arrest for
any offense or violation of probation or parole, he/she escapes or
attempts to escape from custody.
[R.O. 1997 §215.160; Ord. No. 95-1186 §1, 11-13-1995]
No person shall willfully and maliciously taunt, torment, tease,
beat, strike, endanger or administer any desensitizing drugs, chemicals
or substance to any dog used by a Law Enforcement Officer in the performance
of his/her functions or duties, or when such dog is placed in a kennel
or stable off duty, nor shall any person interfere or meddle with
any such dog used by a Law Enforcement Officer or any handler thereof
in the performance of the functions of the officer or handler. Any
person violating this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1997 §215.170; Ord. No. 95-1186 §2, 11-13-1995]
No person shall willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate,
injure, disable, poison or kill any dog used by a Law Enforcement
Officer when such dog is performing the functions or duties of such
officer, or when such dog is placed in a kennel or stable off duty.
However, a Law Enforcement Officer who is the owner or master, or
a veterinarian may perform euthanasia on such dog in emergency situations
when delay would cause the dog undue suffering and pain. Any person
violating this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation.