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
arrest for any offense or violation of probation or parole, he/she
escapes or attempts to escape from custody.
[Ord. No. 08-01-04 § 1, 1-10-2008]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse
to obey any reasonable order or direction of any Law Enforcement Officer
while in the exercise of the Law Enforcement Officer's duty.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct a
Law Enforcement Officer in an attempt to arrest any person or while
the Law Enforcement Officer is carrying out any duty incumbent upon
that officer as a Law Enforcement Officer.