A. Assault with intent to commit a violent felony upon a peace officer consists of any person assaulting a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties with intent to kill the peace officer. B. Whoever commits assault with intent to commit a violent felony upon a peace officer is guilty […]
A. Battery upon a peace officer is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner. B. Whoever commits battery upon a peace officer is guilty of a fourth degree […]
A. Aggravated battery upon a peace officer consists of the unlawful touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer with intent to injure that peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties. B. Whoever commits aggravated battery upon a peace officer, inflicting an injury to the peace […]
A. Every person who assists or is assisted by one or more other persons to commit a battery upon any peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties is guilty of a fourth degree felony. B. This section is designed to protect officers from assaults and batteries by multiple assailants while […]
A. Disarming a peace officer consists of knowingly: (1) removing a firearm or weapon from the person of a peace officer when the officer is acting within the scope of his duties; or (2) depriving a peace officer of the use of a firearm or weapon when the officer is acting within the scope of […]
Concealing identity consists of concealing one’s true name or identity, or disguising oneself with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law or with intent to intimidate, hinder or interrupt any public officer or any other person in a legal performance of his duty or the exercise of his rights under the laws of […]
Harboring or aiding a felon consists of any person, not standing in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, brother or sister by consanguinity or affinity, who knowingly conceals any offender or gives such offender any other aid, knowing that he has committed a felony, with the intent that he […]
A. Tampering with evidence consists of destroying, changing, hiding, placing or fabricating any physical evidence with intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of any person or to throw suspicion of the commission of a crime upon another. B. Whoever commits tampering with evidence shall be punished as follows: (1) if the highest crime […]
Compounding a crime consists of knowingly agreeing to take anything of value upon the agreement or understanding, express or implied, to compound or conceal a crime or to abstain from a prosecution therefor, or to withhold any evidence thereof. For purposes of this section, a person may be prosecuted and convicted of compounding a crime […]
Unlawful rescue consists of intentionally, and without lawful authority, rescuing any person lawfully in custody or confinement. Whoever commits unlawful rescue of a person charged with or convicted of a crime not constituting a capital felony, or who is charged with but not convicted of a capital felony, is guilty of a third degree felony. […]
Escape from jail consists of any person who shall have been lawfully committed to any jail, escaping or attempting to escape from such jail. Whoever commits escape from jail is guilty of a fourth degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-22-8, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-8. ANNOTATIONS Section does not require commitment […]
A. Escape from a community custody release program consists of a person, excluding a person on probation or parole, who has been lawfully committed to a judicially approved community custody release program, including a day reporting program, an electronic monitoring program, a day detention program or a community tracking program, escaping or attempting to escape […]
A. Escape from a secure residential treatment facility consists of a person lawfully committed for a criminal offense to a secure residential treatment facility escaping from the facility. B. Whoever commits escape from a secure residential treatment facility is guilty of a misdemeanor. C. As used in this section, “secure residential treatment facility” means a […]
Escape from penitentiary consists of any person who shall have been lawfully committed to the state penitentiary: A. escaping or attempting to escape from such penitentiary; or B. escaping or attempting to escape from any other lawful place of custody or confinement and although not actually within the confines of the penitentiary. Whoever commits escape […]
