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. 2001 § 210.060; CC 1990 § 12-4;
Code 1977 § 17.315]
Every person who shall have been personally served with a subpoena
issued by the Board of Aldermen, having the power and authority to
issue such subpoena, or official commanding the attendance of such
person or the production of any books, papers, or documents, who shall
fail or refuse without legal excuse to attend at the time and place
therein specified, or who shall fail or refuse without legal excuse
to produce the books, papers and documents therein specified, or who
being present shall fail or refuse without legal excuse to testify
fully as to his/her knowledge concerning the matters and things then
being lawfully investigated by the Board of Aldermen or other legally
constituted board or commission of the City or any officer of the
City empowered to do so, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of
this Section.
[R.O. 2001 § 210.080; CC 1990 § 12-7; Ord. No. 92-11 § 2, 6-2-1992]
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to obey a lawful
order of any Police Officer given in the line of duty.