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In the United States, a failure to obey charge is typically a misdemeanor. For example, in Virginia, it is a misdemeanor to refuse to assist an officer in responding to a breach of the peace [2] or in executing his official duties in a criminal case. [3]
(2) A person commits the offense of failure to aid a peace officer if the person knowingly refuses to obey an order described in subsection (1). (3) A person convicted of the offense of failure to aid a peace officer shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
Dereliction of duty is a specific offense under United States Code Title 10, Section 892, Article 92 and applies to all branches of the US military. A service member who is derelict has willfully refused to perform his duties (or follow a given order) or has incapacitated himself in such a way that he cannot perform his duties.
Police said that the reason for the suspension was not public record. All of the officers have resumed duty, the police department told The N&O in an email. The results of their investigation are ...
Alachua County jail records show nine people between the ages of 20 and 26 were booked Monday night between 10:16 and 11:12 p.m. Various charges include failure to obey police, resisting arrest ...
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Failure to obey a police order; Fragging; Mutiny; Rebellion; Whistleblower; Court cases involving insubordination: Rendell-Baker v. Kohn, 457 U.S. 830 (1982 US Supreme Court) Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919 US Supreme Court) Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U.S. 593
Failure to obey a police order, a misdemeanor charge in some jurisdictions "Driving while black", derived from "driving while intoxicated", a similar example of sarcastic allusion to police misconduct; Law enforcement in the United States § Styles of policing; Salvatore Rivieri, a police officer involved in a noted case; Hartman v.