CHAPTER 135

OFFENSES AGAINST

PUBLIC JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION

 

135.01   Refusal to aid or assist police officer

135.02   Resisting or obstructing peace officer

135.03   Interference with firefighters; destruction of fire apparatus prohibited

135.04   Impersonating city officers, fire personnel

135.05   Obedience to police and fire officials; interfering with police and fire officials

 

135.99   Penalty

 

§ 135.01  REFUSAL TO AID OR ASSIST POLICE OFFICER.

 

Any police officer of this city may, at any time, call upon any able-bodied person, above the age of twenty one (21) years, to aid him in arresting or taking into custody any person guilty of having committed any unlawful action or charged therewith, or aid such officer in preventing the commission of any unlawful act.  No such person shall refuse or neglect to give such aid or assistance, when so required.

(Ord. 896, passed 8-7-67) Penalty, see § 135.99

 

§ 135.02  RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING PEACE OFFICER.

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to be guilty of resisting or obstructing a police officer within the limits of the city or upon any property owned by the city.

  2. A person, firm, or corporation commits the offense of resisting or obstructing a police officer when he knowingly resists or obstructs the performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer of any authorized act within his official capacity.

(Ord. 896, passed 8-7-67; Am. Ord. 1062, passed 7-17-72) Penalty, see § 135.99

 

§ 135.03  INTERFERENCE WITH FIREFIGHTERS; DESTRUCTION OF FIRE APPARATUS PROHIBITED.

 

No person shall willfully hinder or resist any city officer or firefighter in the performance of his duty at, going to, or returning from any fire, or while attending to any of their respective duties connected with the Fire Department; or willfully or negligently, in any manner, cut, deface, destroy, or injure any fire apparatus or any apparatus of the fire alarm system. Such person shall be liable for all damages done to any such property in addition to other penalties provided.

Penalty, see § 135.99

 

§ 135.04  IMPERSONATING CITY OFFICERS, FIRE PERSONNEL.

  1. No person shall falsely represent himself to be an officer of the city, or shall, without being duly authorized by the city, exercise or attempt to exercise any of the duties, functions, or powers of a city officer.

  2. No person, not a member of the Fire Department, shall impersonate a firefighter or officer of the Fire Department. 

Penalty, see § 135.99

 

§ 135.05  OBEDIENCE TO POLICE AND FIRE OFFICIALS; INTERFERING WITH POLICE AND FIRE OFFICIALS

  1. To knowingly prevent, obstruct, harass or endanger, by any means, any police officer, fire official or other public official or employee, or any military personnel, in the lawful performance of his or her duties.

  2. To knowingly or willfully refuse or neglect to obey, without reasonable justification therefor, any lawful order or direction of any police officer, fire official or other public official or employee, or any military personnel.

(Ord. 2542, passed 7-6-04) Penalty, see §135.99

 

§ 135.99  PENALTY.

  1. Whoever violate the provisions of this chapter, for which another penalty is not already provided, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.

  2. Whoever violates any provisions of § 135.02 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00)  nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.

(Ord. 1062, passed 7-17-72)