629.403 — Prohibiting refusal to aid officer make arrest.


629.403 Prohibiting refusal to aid officer make arrest.

A person who willfully neglects or refuses to arrest another person after having been lawfully directed to do so by a judge is guilty of a misdemeanor.

A person who willfully neglects or refuses to aid a peace officer after being lawfully directed to aid the officer (1) in making an arrest, or (2) in retaking a person who has escaped from custody, or (3) in executing a legal process, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

HIST: (10032) RL s 4847; 1983 c 359 s 134; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1

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