5-54-104. Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer.

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5-54-104. Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer.

5-54-104. Interference with a law enforcement or code enforcement officer. (a)(1) A person commits the offense of interference with a law enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a law enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties. (2) A person commits the offense of interference with a code enforcement officer if he or she knowingly employs or threatens to employ physical force against a code enforcement officer engaged in performing his or her official duties. (b)(1) Interference with a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer is a Class C felony if: (A) The person uses or threatens to use deadly physical force; or (B) The person is assisted by one (1) or more other persons and physical injury to the law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer results. (2) Otherwise, interference with a law enforcement officer or a code enforcement officer is a Class A misdemeanor. (c)(1) As used in this section, “code enforcement officer” means an individual charged with the duty of enforcing a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation as defined by a municipal code, municipal ordinance, or municipal regulation. (2) “Code enforcement officer” includes an animal control officer.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-54-104

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.