Creating police standoff

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§517. Creating police standoff

1.  Creating police standoff.  A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:  

A. Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions;   [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

B. Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon;   [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

C. Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and   [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

D. Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency.   [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Class E crime.  Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.  

[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).


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