Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law
La. R.S. 14 § 14:108: Resisting an officer
What this law says, in plain English
Resisting an officer is intentional interference with, opposition to, or obstruction of a law enforcement officer acting in official capacity during lawful arrest, detention, property seizure, or service of process. The statute defines specific acts constituting obstruction, including flight, violence after arrest, refusing to provide identity, failing to disperse, crossing police cordons, and refusing to display identification.
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