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Town of Falmouth, MA
Barnstable County
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[Adopted STM 10-17-1984, Art. 31]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the Town of Falmouth, for the purpose of preventing a police officer from effecting a lawful arrest, to resist the arrest by creating either a substantial risk of bodily injury to the police officer or anyone else, or by employing means which justify or require substantial force to overcome the resistance.
Whoever violates any provisions of this article shall be punished by a fine. For penalty, see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Penalties.