City of pleasant hope missouri municipal code

Section 225.110: False Alarms and Reports

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of making a False Report if he knowingly starts or spreads any false report of fire, riot, explosion, civil disturbance, or other breach of the peace in the City of Pleasant Hope.
Sub Section B. A person commits the crime of making a False Alarm Report if he reports the existence of any fire, bomb or other hazard, medical or other emergency to the Police, Fire Department, ambulance services, first responder or any other agency empowered to deal with an emergency when such person knows the report to be false.
Sub Section C. A person commits the crime of Making a False Report to 911 if he calls 911, and reports the existence of any fire, riot, explosion, bomb, civil disturbance, the commission of any offense, medical emergency, or other incident which would require the dispatch of law enforcement personnel, fire department personnel or equipment, medical emergency personnel or equipment, or any other agency or responder when such person knows the report to be false; or calls 911 and hangs up without making a report, thereby causing the necessity for a dispatch of emergency personnel or equipment, when the person making such call has no basis to believe that any condition exists which necessitates or requires the dispatch of such emergency responders. For the purposes of this Section, the offense of Making a False Report shall be deemed to have occurred at the location of which 911 emergency calls are received, regardless of the location from which such calls are placed.
Sub Section D. A person commits the Crime of Permitting a False Report to 911 if he negligently permits, allows, encourages, condones or fails to prevent any minor under the age of seventeen (17) who is subject to such person’s control supervision or direction from making a call to 911 in violation of Sub Section C of this Section.
Sub Section E. Any offense under this Section shall be deemed a Class A misdemeanor.

Section 225.120: Tampering With Physical Evidence

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence if he:

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   Alters, destroys, suppresses or conceals any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity, legibility or availability in any official proceeding or investigation; or
   

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   Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false with purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in any official proceedings or investigation.
   

Sub Section B. Tampering with physical evidence is a Class A misdemeanor.

Section 225.130: Tampering With A Public Record

A person commits the crime of tampering with a public record if with the purpose to impair the verity, legibility or availability of a public record:

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   He knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or
   
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   Knowing he lacks authority to do so, he destroys, suppresses or conceals any public record.
   
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   Tampering with a public record is a Class A misdemeanor.
   

Section 225.140: False Impersonation

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of false impersonation if he:

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   Falsely represents himself to be a public servant with purpose to induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely upon his pretended official acts and:
   
   1. 
      Perform an act in that pretended capacity; or
      
   2. 
      Causes another to act in reliance upon his pretended official authority; or
      
2. 
   Falsely represents himself to be a person licensed to practice or engage in a profession for which a license is required by the laws of this state with purpose to induce another to rely upon such representation, and:
   
   1. 
      Performs an act in that pretended capacity; or
      
   2. 
      Caused another to act in reliance upon such representation.
      

Sub Section B. False impersonation is a Class B misdemeanor unless the person represents himself to be a law enforcement officer in which case false impersonation is a Class A misdemeanor.

Section 225.150: Resisting or Interfering With an Arrest

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of resisting or interfering with an arrest if, knowing that a law enforcement officer is making an arrest, for the purpose of preventing the officer from affecting the arrest, he:

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   Resists the arrest of himself by using or threatening the use of violence of physical force or by fleeing from such officer; or
   
2. 
   Interferes with the arrest of another person by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical interference.
   

Sub Section B. This section applies to arrests with or without warrant and to arrests for any crime or ordinance violation.
Sub Section C. It is no defense to a prosecution under Sub Section A of this section that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest. However, nothing is this section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful arrest.
Sub Section D. Resisting or interfering with an arrest is a Class A misdemeanor.

Section 225.160: Interference with Legal Process

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of interference with legal process if, knowing any person is authorized by law to serve process, for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process, he interferes with or obstructs such person.
Sub Section B. “Process” includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant, or other process or order of the court.
Sub Section C. Refusing to make an employee available for service of process is a Class C misdemeanor.