[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of concealing an offense if he or she:
1.
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.
Accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit or other consideration
in consideration of his or her concealing any offense, refraining
from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding
any evidence thereof.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.020, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution if, for the
purpose of preventing the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or
punishment of another person for conduct constituting an offense,
he or 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.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.030, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of providing false testimony or
declaration if, with the purpose to deceive, he or she knowingly testifies
falsely in person or by affidavit, upon oath or affirmation legally
administered, or provides a false written declaration or unauthentic
document to a public servant, as to any material fact, in any official
matter or proceeding before any court, public body or department of
the City. A fact is material, regardless of admissibility under rules
of evidence, if it could substantially affect, or did substantially
affect, the course or outcome of the proceedings or otherwise caused
the City to take substantial action. Knowledge of materiality is not
an element of an offense under this Section. It is a defense to prosecution
under this Section if the person retracted the false statement in
the course of the same proceedings in which it was made, provided
he or she did so before the falsity of the statement was otherwise
exposed and before the City took substantial action in reliance thereon.
The defendant has the burden of injecting the issue of retraction
under this Section.
[1]
Note: See Sections 575.040, 575.050 and 575.060, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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 such officer's duties.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.190, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
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:
1.
Disrupts or disturbs a judicial proceeding, including but not
limited to 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; or
2.
Threatens harm to or harasses such person or members of such
person's family, including their spouse and the ancestors and descendants
of such person or their spouse by blood or adoption, or any other
person or property.
[1]
Note: See Sections 575.095, 575.250, 575.260 RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5855, 9-14-2023]
A.
A person
commits the offense of tampering with a judicial officer if, with
the purpose to harass, intimidate or influence a judicial officer
in the performance of such officer's official duties, such person:
1.
Threatens or causes harm to such judicial officer or members of such
judicial officer's family;
2.
Uses force, threats, or deception against or toward such judicial
officer or members of such judicial officer's family;
3.
Offers, conveys or agrees to convey any benefit direct or indirect
upon such judicial officer or such judicial officer's family;
4.
Engages in conduct reasonably calculated to harass or alarm such judicial officer or such judicial officer's family, including stalking pursuant to Code Section 210.035;
5.
Disseminates through any means, including by posting on the internet,
the judicial officer's or the judicial officer's family's personal
information.
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For purposes of this Section, "personal information" includes
a home address, home or mobile telephone number, personal email address,
Social Security number, Federal tax identification number, checking
or savings account number, marital status, and identity of a child
under eighteen (18) years of age.
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B.
A judicial
officer for purposes of this Section shall be a judge or commissioner
of a State or Federal court, arbitrator, special master, juvenile
officer, deputy juvenile officer, municipal prosecutor, State prosecuting
or circuit attorney, State assistant prosecuting or circuit attorney,
juvenile court commissioner, State probation or parole officer, or
referee.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness or victim
if:
1.
With the purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness
to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself
or avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information
or documents, or testify falsely, he or she:
2.
He or she purposely prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent
or dissuade any person who has been a victim of any crime or offense
or a person who is acting on behalf of any such victim from:
a.
Making any report of such victimization to any Peace Officer,
State, local or Federal Law Enforcement Officer, prosecuting agency
or judge;
b.
Causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought
and prosecuted or assisting in the prosecution thereof; or
c.
Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in
connection with such victimization.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.270, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence
if he or she:
1.
Alters, destroys, suppresses or conceals any record, document
or thing with the purpose to impair its verity, legibility or availability
in any official proceeding or investigation; or
2.
Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing
it to be false with the purpose to mislead a public servant who is
or may be engaged in any official proceeding or investigation.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.100, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record
if, with the purpose to impair the verity, legibility or availability
of a public record, he or she knowingly makes a false entry or alteration
thereto or if he or she knowingly without authority destroys or conceals
any public record.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.110, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of improper communication if he
or 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.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.290, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of false impersonation if such person:
1.
Falsely represents himself/herself to be a public servant with
the purpose to induce another to submit to his or her pretended official
authority or to rely upon his or her pretended official acts; and
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 purpose to induce another to rely upon
such representation, and
3.
Upon being arrested, falsely represents himself or herself,
to a Law Enforcement Officer, with the first and last name, or 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 or offense 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.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.120, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he or she
knowingly:
1.
Gives false information to any person for the purpose of implicating
another person in an offense;
2.
Makes a false report to a Law Enforcement Officer that an 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.
[1]
Note: See Sections 575.080 and 575.090, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits an offense if they willfully fail or refuse
to stop on signal of any Law Enforcement Officer or to obey any other
reasonable signal or direction of a Law Enforcement Officer given
in directing the movement of vehicular traffic or enforcing against
any offense or infraction or otherwise properly discharging their
duties.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of an accident
when:
1.
Being the operator of a vehicle or a vessel involved in an accident
resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to property of
another person; and
2.
Having knowledge of such accident he or she leaves the place
of the injury, death, damage, or accident without stopping and giving
the following information to the injured party or property owner or
a Law Enforcement Officer, or if no Law Enforcement Officer is in
the vicinity then to the nearest law enforcement agency:
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of escape from custody or confinement
or attempted escape from custody or confinement if, while being held
in custody after arrest or confinement after sentencing for any offense,
he or she escapes or attempts to escape from such custody or confinement,
including but not limited to by means of intentionally removing, altering,
tampering, or damaging electronic monitoring equipment which a court
has required such person to wear.
[1]
Note: See Sections 575.200, 575.205 and 575.210, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of failure to return to confinement
if while serving a sentence for any offense wherein he or she is temporarily
permitted to go at large without guard, he or she purposefully fails
to return to such confinement when required to do so.
[1]
Note: See Section 575.220, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of possession of unlawful items
in jail if such person knowingly delivers, attempts to deliver, possesses,
deposits, or conceals in or about the premises of the City jail any
controlled substance except upon the written prescription of a licensed
physician or dentist, any alkaloid, any intoxicating liquor as defined
in Section 311.020 RSMo., any article or item of personal property
otherwise prohibited by the City, or any gun, knife, or weapon.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of interference with legal process if,
knowing another person is authorized by law to serve process, he or
she interferes with or obstructs such person for the purpose of preventing
such person from effecting the service of any process.
B.
An employer or agent who is in charge of a business establishment
commits the offense of refusing to make an employee available for
service of process if he or she knowingly refuses to assist any officer
authorized by law to serve process who calls at such business establishment
during the working hours of an employee for the purpose of serving
process on such employee, by failing or refusing to make such employee
available for service of process.
C.
"Process" includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than
an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.
[1]
Note: See Sections 575.160 and 575.170, RSMo.
