[Ord. 79-1201 § 6
(part); prior code § 23-18]
A person who knowingly resists or obstructs anyone known by
the person to be a peace officer, or any other official authorized
and required to enforce the laws of this City, in the performance
of any act which is within the scope of the official's lawful duty
or authority, or who knowingly resists or obstructs the service or
execution by an authorized person of any civil or criminal process
of order of any court, commits a simple misdemeanor.
[Ord. 79-1201 § 6
(part); prior code § 23-19]
Any person who is requested or ordered by any peace officer
to render the officer assistance in making or attempting to make an
arrest, or to prevent the commission of any criminal act, shall render
assistance as required. A person who, unreasonably and without lawful
cause, refuses or neglects to render assistance when so requested
commits a simple misdemeanor.
[Ord. 79-1201 § 7;
prior code § 23-21]
A person who reports or causes to be reported false information
to a fire department or a law enforcement authority, knowing that
the information is false, or who reports the alleged occurrence of
a criminal act, knowing the same did not occur, commits a simple misdemeanor.
[Ord. 89-185 § 1]
It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture,
torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable, kill, tease,
harass or otherwise interfere with any police canine while being used
in the performance of any of the duties or functions of the police
department or a member thereof or at any other time when the person
knows or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the canine
is owned or used by the police department.
[Ord. 90-546 § 1]
Any person who willfully prevents or attempts to prevent any
public officer or employee from performing the officer's or employee's
duty commits a simple misdemeanor.
