§ 38-31. Interference with police authority.

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(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person, in any way, to interfere with or hinder any police officer, any member of the police department, or any person duly empowered with police authority, while such officer, member, or person duly empowered with police authority is discharging or apparently discharging their duties.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person, in any way, to interfere with or hinder any deputy sheriff, prison steward or deputy warden while any such officials are discharging or apparently discharging their duties.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to obey a lawful order of a police officer if such failure interferes with or hinders such police officer in the discharge of his official duties. It is an affirmative defense to this subsection that the failure to obey did not interfere with or hinder the police officers.

(Code 1950, §§ 846.1-2, 846.1-6; Ord. No. 451-87, § 1, 8-17-87)

State law reference

Obstructing a peace officer or fireman, C.R.S. 1973, 18-8-104.

                    
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