§ 22-346. Interference with law enforcement.

(a)

Interference with law enforcement is:

(1)

Falsely reporting to a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or state investigative agency:

a.

That a particular person has committed a crime, knowing that such information is false and intending that the officer or agency shall act in reliance upon such information;

b.

That a law enforcement officer has committed a crime or committed misconduct in the performance of such officer's duties, knowing that such information is false and intending that the officer or agency shall act in reliance upon such information; or

c.

Any information, knowing that such information is false and intending to influence, impede or obstruct such officer's or agency's duty; or

(2)

Concealing, destroying or materially altering evidence with the intent to prevent or hinder the apprehension or prosecution of any person; or

(3)

Knowingly obstructing, resisting or opposing any person authorized by law to serve process in the service or execution or in the attempt to serve or execute any writ, warrant, process or order of a court, or in the discharge of any official duty.

(b)

Interference with a law enforcement is a class A violation if the underling offense is a code violation or a civil case.

State Law reference— Similar provisions K.S.A. 21-5904

(Ord. No. O-48-15 , §§ 4, 5, 8-13-2015)

Editor's note

Ord. No. O-48-15 , §§ 4, 5, adopted Aug. 13, 2015, repealed the former § 22-346, and enacted a new § 22-346 as set out herein. The former § 22-346 pertained to resisting, obstructing, etc., any law enforcement officer and derived from the Code of 1964, § 29-10; Code of 1988, § 22-274; Ord. No. 65150, § 1, 5-21-1987; Ord. No. 65346, § 1, 9-1-1988; Ord. No. 65409, § 76, 1-4-1990; Ord. No. 65883, § 29, 3-10-1994.