Interference with peace officer.

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  • (1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person knows, or by the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that a peace officer is seeking to effect a lawful arrest or detention of that person or another person and interferes with the arrest or detention by:
    • (a) use of force or any weapon;
    • (b) refusing to perform any act required by lawful order:
      • (i) necessary to effect the arrest or detention; and
      • (ii) made by a peace officer involved in the arrest or detention; or
    • (c) refusing to refrain from performing any act that would impede the arrest or detention.
  • (2) Recording the actions of a law enforcement officer with a camera, mobile phone, or other photographic device, while the officer is performing official duties in plain view, does not by itself constitute:
    • (a) interference with the officer;
    • (b) willful resistance;
    • (c) disorderly conduct; or
    • (d) obstruction of justice.




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