Sec. 94-383. Resisting arrest.
(a) A person commits resisting arrest if he or she knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer, acting under color of official authority, from effecting an arrest of the actor or another, by:
(1) Using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the peace officer or another; or
(2) Using any other means which creates a substantial risk of causing bodily injury to the peace officer or another.
(b) It is no defense to a charge brought under this section that the peace officer was attempting to make an arrest which in fact was unlawful, if he or she was acting under color of official authority, and in attempting to make the arrest he or she was not resorting to unreasonable or excessive force giving rise to the right of self-defense. For purposes of this section, the peace officer must have been in uniform or, if out of uniform, exhibited credentials as a peace officer to the person whose arrest is attempted.
(c) As used in this section, the term "peace officer" means:
(1) A city police officer, on or off duty, who is in the process of enforcing or attempting to enforce the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city within the city limits; or
(2) Any person designated as a peace officer under state law. (Code 1979, § 27-24; Ord. No. 95-52, exhibit A (§ 27-24), 9-11-1995)