Obstructing government administration
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A person is guilty of obstructing government administration if the person intentionally interferes by force, violence
or intimidation
or by any physical act with a public servant performing or purporting to perform an official function.
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
or intimidation
Intimidation
Intimidation is intentional behavior "which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It's not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened.Criminal threatening is the crime of intentionally or...
or by any physical act with a public servant performing or purporting to perform an official function.
External links
- Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE, Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES, Chapter 31: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, §751. Obstructing government administration; retrieved on January 12, 2007.
- MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, Decision: 2003 ME 34, Docket: Kno-02-250; STATE OF MAINE v. SHARON L. MATSON; retrieved on January 12, 2007.
- TITLE LXII CRIMINAL CODE (New Hampshire), CHAPTER 642 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, 642:1 Obstructing Government Administration; retrieved on November 17, 2006.