16-10-97 Juror or court officer intimidation
(a) A person who by threat or force or by any threatening action, letter, or communication: (1) Endeavors to intimidate or impede any grand juror or trial juror or any…
16-10-33 Removing or attempting to remove a weapon from officer
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term firearm shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical…
16-10-32 Witness intimidation
(a) Any person who attempts to kill another person with intent to: (1) Prevent the attendance or testimony of any person in an official proceeding; (2) Prevent the production of…
16-10-34 Projecting laser device upon law enforcement officer
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term laser device means a device designed to amplify electro-magnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be used…
16-10-50 Hindering apprehension or punishment
(a) A person commits the offense of hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal when, with intention to hinder the apprehension or punishment of a person whom he knows…
16-10-51 Bail jumping
(a) Any person who has been charged with or convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of this state and has been set at liberty on bail…
16-10-52. Escape
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16-10-53 Aid or permit escape
(a) A person who knowingly aids another in escaping from lawful custody or from any place of lawful confinement shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less…
16-10-54 Resist officer in penal institution
A person in the lawful custody of any penal institution of the state or of a political subdivision of the state who assails, opposes, or resists an officer of the…
16-10-55 Mutiny
A person who persuades, entices, instigates, counsels, aids, or abets a person in the lawful custody of any penal institution to commit the offense of mutiny shall, upon conviction thereof,…
16-10-56 Riot in penal institution
(a) As used in this Code section, the term penal institution means any place of confinement for persons accused of or convicted of violating a law of this state or…
16-10-70 Perjury
(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered commits the offense of perjury when, in a judicial proceeding, he knowingly and willfully makes a false…
16-10-71 False swearing
(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or who executes a document knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath…
16-10-72 Subornation of perjury or false swearing
A person commits the offense of subornation of perjury or false swearing when he procures or induces another to commit the offense of perjury or the offense of false swearing…
16-10-73 Impersonating in a legal proceeding
Any person except an attorney of record who shall acknowledge or cause to be acknowledged, in any of the courts of the state or before any authorized officer, any recognizance,…
16-10-90 Compounding
(a) A person commits the offense of compounding a crime when, after institution of criminal proceedings and without leave of the court or of the prosecuting attorney of the court…
16-10-91 Embracery
(a) A person commits the offense of embracery when he: (1) With intent to influence a person summoned or serving as a juror, communicates with him otherwise than is authorized…
16-10-92 Acceptance of benefit by witness
A person who is or may be a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court or any officer authorized by the law to hear evidence or…
16-10-93 Influencing witness
(a) A person who, with intent to deter a witness from testifying freely, fully, and truthfully to any matter pending in any court, in any administrative proceeding, or before a…
16-10-94 Tampering with evidence
(a) A person commits the offense of tampering with evidence when, with the intent to prevent the apprehension or cause the wrongful apprehension of any person or to obstruct the…
16-10-31 Concealing death of another
A person who, by concealing the death of any other person, hinders a discovery of whether or not such person was unlawfully killed is guilty of a felony and upon…
16-10-2 Bribery
(a) A person commits the offense of bribery when: (1) He or she gives or offers to give to any person acting for or on behalf of the state or…
16-10-1 Public officer violating oath
Any public officer who willfully and intentionally violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one…
16-10-3 Officer or state employee receive funds for enforcement of penal laws or regulations
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof who receives from any private person, firm, or corporation funds…
16-10-5 Improper influence of another officer or employee
(a) Any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof who asks for or receives anything of value to which he or she is not entitled in return…
16-10-7 False acknowledgment of oath
Any officer authorized to administer oaths or to take and certify acknowledgments who knowingly makes a false acknowledgment, certificate, or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of…
16-10-20. False statements and writings, concealment of facts, and fraudulent documents in matters within jurisdiction of state or political subdivisions
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16-10-20.1 Filing false lien, encumbrance, etc.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term document means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and…
16-10-21 Conspiracy to defraud state or political subdivision
(a) A person commits the offense of conspiracy to defraud the state when he conspires or agrees with another to commit theft of any property which belongs to the state…
16-10-23 Impersonating an officer
A person who falsely holds himself out as a peace officer or other public officer or employee with intent to mislead another into believing that he is actually such officer…
16-10-24. Obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers; penalty
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16-10-24.1 Obstructing or hindering firefighter
(a) As used in this Code section, the term firefighter means: (1) Any person who is employed as a professional firefighter on a full-time basis for at least 40 hours…
16-10-24.2 Obstructing or hindering EMT
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Emergency medical professional means any person performing emergency medical services who is licensed or certified to provide health care in…
16-10-24.3 Obstructing emergency telephone calls
Any person who verbally or physically obstructs, prevents, or hinders another person with intent to cause or allow physical harm or injury to another person from making or completing a…
16-10-25. Giving false name, address, or birthdate to law enforcement officer
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16-10-26 False report of crime
A person who willfully and knowingly gives or causes a false report of a crime to be given to any law enforcement officer or agency of this state is guilty…
16-10-27 False report of fire
A person who transmits in any manner to a fire department, public or private, or to any other group which is organized for the purpose of preventing or controlling fires…
16-10-28 False public alarm
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Critical infrastructure means any building, place of assembly, or facility that is located in this state and necessary for national…
16-10-29 Request for ambulance when not needed
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit in any manner a request for ambulance service to any person, firm, or corporation furnishing ambulance service, public or private,…
16-10-30 Refusal to obey at fire or emergency
A person in a gathering who refuses to obey the reasonable official request or order of a peace officer or firefighter to move, for the purpose of promoting the public…