§ 50-44. Obstructing or resisting public safety officer, employee or inspector.

(a)

Any person who shall in any way or manner hinder, obstruct, molest, resist or otherwise interfere with any city public safety officer, employee or inspector, including, but not limited to, any firefighter or other fire suppression employee, fire prevention inspector, health inspector, building code inspector, zoning inspector, property maintenance or nuisances code inspector, illegal dumping inspector, regulated industries investigator or animal control officer, any employee or official of the metropolitan ambulance services trust or the ambulance contractor providing ambulance service for the metropolitan ambulance services trust, or any officer of the city police department or any member of any other law enforcement agency or police force, in the discharge of his/her official duties shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.

(b)

A person who shall attempt to prevent any officer of the city police department or any other member of any other law enforcement agency or police force from arresting any person, or shall attempt to rescue any person in the custody of any officer of the city police department or any other member of any other law enforcement agency or police force, or from anyone called to assist the police or other law enforcement officer, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 26.35; Ord. No. 941435, § 5, 11-17-94; Ord. No. 070720, § 1, 7-12-07)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 575.150.