§ 540. Obstructing officer
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 540
§ 540. Obstructing officer
Every1 person who willfully delays or obstructs any public officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall preclude a person from recording the activity of law enforcement in a public area, as long as the recording activity does not delay or obstruct the law enforcement agent in his or her duties.
Credits
R.L.1910, § 2252; Laws 2015, c. 286, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
Footnotes
In Laws 2015, c. 286, § 1, which amended this section, the first word of the section was “Any”. However, the first word in the prior version was “Every”, and the enrolled bill did not indicate an amendment from “Every” to “Any”.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 540, OK ST T. 21 § 540
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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