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ORDINANCE NO.18-86
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO,THE SAME
PERTAINING TO OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO:
Section 1.There is hereby added to the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,Chapter 9.02.025 as follows:
9.02.025 Obstructing a Peace Officer or Fireman.It is
unlawful to obstruct a Peace Officer or Fireman.
1.A person commits obstructing a peace officer or fireman
when,by using or threatening to use violence,force,or physical
interference or obstacle,he knowingly obstructs,impairs or
hinders the enforcement of the law or the preservation of the
peace by a peace officer,acting under color of his official
authority,or knowingly obstructs,impairs or hinders the
prevention,control or abatement of fire by a fireman,acting
under color of his official authority.
2.It is no defense to a prosecution under this section
that the peace officer was acting in an illegal manner,if he was
acting under color of his official authority as defined in
Section 9.02.030(2)of this Municipal Code.
3.This section does not apply to obstruction,impairment,
or hindrance of the making of an arrest.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
thirty days after its adoption and subsequent publication.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
By:____
Mayor
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
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I hereby certify that the above ordinance was introduced
and read at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on the
Yday of
___________________,
1986,and published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado and was subsequently read by title and adopted this
o?,22tjday of
_____________,
1986.
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Town Clerk
STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY OF LARIMER
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
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Colorado,
ordinance
in Estes
following
The Board of Trustees of the Town
met in regular session,in full
s and rules of the Town,at the Muni
Park,Colorado on Tuesday,July
members were present,constituting
of Estes Park,Larimer County,
conformity with law and the
cipal Building,170 MacGregor,
22,1986,at 1:30 p.m.The
a quorum:
Mayor:
Trustees:
Among those
also present:
Town Clerk Pro-Tem:
Town Attorney:
Town Manager:
Absent:None
H.Bernerd Dannels
Norbert L.Aldrich
Mark T.Brown
David Habecker
George J.Hix
Paula L.Laing
David Barker
Monte L.Vavra
Gregory A.White
Dale 6.Hill
The meeting was called to order.Thereupon,the following pro
ceedings,among others,were had and taken:Trustee Habecker introduced
and moved the adoption of the following Ordinance which was read by title,
with copies being distributed in written form to all members of the Board
and made available to the members of the public in attendance.The Town
Clerk noted that Trustee Aldrich had filed a letter with the Board of
Trustees stating he had a potential conflict of interest with respect to
such ordinance and would abstain from the discussion and vote on said
ordinance.
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