Section 16-37. Refusing to Aid Officer.
Every person who after having been lawfully commanded to aid any officer in arresting any person or in taking any person who has escaped from legal custody, or in executing any legal process willfully neglects or refuses to aid such officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 16-38. Resisting Officers, etc.
It is unlawful for any person knowingly or willfully to resist, oppose, or obstruct the Chief of Police, any other policeman, the Municipal Judge, or other officer or employee of the Town in the discharge of his official duties; or, by threats or otherwise, to intimidate or attempt to intimidate any such officer or employee from the discharge of his official duties; or to assault or beat, or revile, abuse, be disrespectful to, use abusive or indecent language toward or about, any such officer or employee while such officer or employee is in the discharge of his official duties.
Section 16-39. Failure of Defendant to Appear Prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person who has been charged and is the defendant in any proceeding or matter before the Tryon Municipal Court to fail to appear for the proceeding when his personal attendance is necessary. It is further provided, that the intent of this Section is to make it a separate offense for any defendant either willfully or otherwise to fail to appear before the Tryon Municipal Court at the appointed time and place.
Section 16-40. Impersonating an Officer Prohibited.
No person, other than official police officers of the Town of Tryon, shall wear or carry the uniform, apparel, badge, identification card, or any other insignia of office like or similar to, or a colored imitation of that adopted and worn or carried by the official police officers of the Town of Tryon, Oklahoma.
Section 16-41 False Fire Alarms.
It is unlawful for any person to turn in a false fire alarm, or in any manner to deceive or attempt to deceive the Fire Department or any officer or employee thereof with reference to any fire alarm or reported fire, or knowingly to cause the Fire Department or its officers or employees to make a useless run.
Section 16-42. False Representation.
- It shall be unlawful within the city limits of the Town of Tryon for any person, or any agent or employee thereof, knowingly to make any material misrepresentation to any officer, employee, or agency of the town government in any official application to, document of, or official dealing or association with such officer or agency.
- It shall be unlawful for any person, agent, or employee thereof to make, or file with, the Police Department of the Town of Tryon, any false, misleading, or unfounded statement or report concerning the commission or alleged commission of any crime occurring within the town.
Section 16-43. Removal of Barricades, etc.
- It is unlawful for any person, except by proper authority, to remove any barricade or Obstruction placed by the authority of the Town to keep traffic off any pavement, street, curb, sidewalk, or other area.
- It is unlawful for any person, except by proper authority, to be in possession of any barricade or traffic control device belonging to the Town of Tryon, Oklahoma, or to any lawful governmental entity.