§517. Creating police standoff
1.
Creating police standoff.
A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:
A.
Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions;
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
B.
Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon;
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
C.
Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
D.
Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency.
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
2.
Class E crime.
Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).