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45-7-304. Failure to aid peace officer. (1) A peace officer may order a person to cooperate when it is reasonable for the peace officer to enlist the cooperation of that person in: (a) effectuating or securing an arrest of another pursuant to 46-6-402; or (b) preventing the commission by another of an offense.
Noncompliance with a "stop and identify" law that does not explicitly impose a penalty may constitute violation of another law, such as one to the effect of "resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer". State courts have made varying interpretations of both "stop and identify" and "obstructing" laws.
Sep. 13—Three amendments to City of Duncan ordinances related to loitering in parking lots and resisting police officers went into effect Wednesday, Sept. 13 after a unanimous vote from council ...
“If you’re obstructing police then yes you are subject to arrest under 148(a)(1) Penal Code,” Sacramento police Officer Nicholas Raleigh said. ... or obstructs any public officer, peace ...
Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain United States Government officers or employees is an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 111. Simple assault is a class A misdemeanor, but if physical contact occurs, the offense is a class D felony. If a deadly weapon is used or bodily injury is inflicted, it is a class C felony. [1]
U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison, center, speaks during a news conference in downtown Detroit on July 10, 2023, after a former Warren police officer is charged with a federal civil rights violation after ...
In Canada, the Criminal Code makes it illegal for a motor vehicle driver to disobey an order to stop for a police officer. [1] This includes flight from a peace officer . Such a charge, other than those involving death or bodily harm, can be prosecuted either summarily or by indictment .
[5] [25] The word cop is slang for police officer; the phrase is derived by analogy from contempt of court, which, unlike contempt of cop, is an offense in many jurisdictions (e.g., California Penal Code section 166, making contempt of court a misdemeanor). Similar to this is the phrase "disturbing the police", a play on "disturbing the peace".