Section 305 – Interference with peace officer.

• (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.

Amended by Chapter 312, 2017 General Session