§ 6-5-204 — Interference with peace officer; disarming peace officer; penalties

Wyoming § 6-5-204

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 06: Crimes and Offenses
• Ch. 5: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 2: HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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(a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he knowingly
obstructs, impedes or interferes with or resists arrest by a
peace officer while engaged in the lawful performance of his
official duties.
(b) A person who intentionally and knowingly causes or
attempts to cause bodily injury to a peace officer engaged in
the lawful performance of his official duties is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10)
years.
(c) A person who intentionally and knowingly disarms a
peace officer of his firearm while that peace officer is engaged
in the lawful performance of his official duties is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5)
years.
(d) For the purposes of this section only, "peace officer"
means as defined in W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi) and also includes any
person employed by the state department of corrections on a
full-time basis as a probation and parole agent or supervisor to
assess, supervise, monitor, track, visit or control persons who
are released from incarceration under conditions of parole or
who are sentenced under conditions of probation.