91-9446 Offenses(Published in The Salina Journal Junea/ , 1991)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 91-9446
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-28 OF THE SALINA CODE
REGARDING RESISTING ARREST, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 11 OF CHAPTER 25
BY ADDING SECTIONS 25-29, 25-30, 25-31, AND REPEALING THE EXISTING
SECTION 25-28.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the city of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 25-28 of the Salina Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Section 25-28. Resisting arrest.
It shall be unlawful for any person to assault or strike,
or in any manner resist, obstruct or oppose any law
enforcement officer, his deputy, or lawful assistant in the
making of any lawful detention, stop or arrest."
Section 2. That Article II of Chapter 25 of The Salina Code is hereby
amended by adding the following sections:
"Section 25-29. False information.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make a statement
or provide information known by such person to be false to
any law enforcement officer to prevent, obstruct, impair or
pervert the administration of law.
"Section 25-30. Compliance with order.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to comply
with an order of a law enforcement officer made in the
performance of official duties.
"Section 25-31. Interfering with an officer.
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally do
any act or utter any word encouraging, inciting, or
proposing or intending to encourage or incite, any person in
the custody of a law enforcement officer, to prevent or
hinder his or her arrest; and it shall be unlawful for any
person to interfere, in any manner, with a law enforcement
officer engaged in the discharge of any official duty."
Section 3. That the existing Section 25-28 of the Salina Code is
hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
(SEAL)
ATTEST
Jacqu line Shiever, City Clerk
Introduced: June 10, 1991
Passed: June 17, 1991
Stephen C. Ry Mayor