O65-48ORDINANCE NO. 65-46
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 17-32.2 OF THE
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY PERTAINING
TO RESISTING ARREST AND ASSAULTING POLICE
OFFICERS; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY TO CODIFYi
REPEALING PROVISIONS:, PENALTY PROVISIONS:
SAVINGS CLAUSE: AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 17-32.2 of the codified ordinances of the
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, is hereby amended To read:
Sec. 17-3'2.2. Police, other officers; resisting, assaulting.
(a) Resisting arrest, assaulting officers. It shall be
unlawful for any person to resist, obstruct or oppose any
policeman, police officer, detective or other person duly
vested with police authority by the City of Boynton Beach,
in the making of any arrest, or after having been lawfully
taken into custody by any such officer, or in the service of
execution of any process, or in the lawful discharge of
any legal duty or apparent discharge thereof, or to in any
way hinder him in the discharge or apparent discharge of
such duty either with or without offering or doing violence
to the person of such policeman, police officer, detective
or other person duly vested with police authority. The
refusal of any person to obey or comply with any lawful
order or command of any such police officer, or person
duly empowered with police authority while in the discharge
or apparent discharge of his duty, shall cons tlr'ute a
violation of this section.
(b) Escape, attempt to escape. It shall be unlawful and
will constitute a separate offense for any person, lawfully
taken into custody by any policeman, police officer, detective
or other officer of the city, or any person while in the city
jail or while a prisoner working out a sentence on the streets
or on public works of the city under guard, whether such
custody, detention or restraint be actual or constructive,
to escape or attempt to escape any such jail, guard,
detention or custody.
(c) Penalty for violation. Any person convicted of a
violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed five hundred dollars ($500. 00) or by imprison-
ment in the city jail for a period not to exceed ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2: Separability. Each of the provisions of this
ordinance are separable, including word, clause, phrase, or sentence~
and if any provision hereof shall be declared invalid, the remaining portion
shall not be affected but shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: Repealing Provisions. Ail ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: Authority to Codify. Authority is hereby granted
to codify and incorporate this ordinance in the City's existing code.
SECTION 5: Effective date. This ordinance shall become
effective in the manner and at the time provided by the Charter and Ordin-
ances of the CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.
Firs!~reading this \ ~4~ day of ~O~Y~~
A.D. 1965.
Se cond,
final reading and passage this
, A.D. 1965
day of ~lfC ~ :~ ~ ~
(Corporate Seal)
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORID.
By
City Clerk
Vic~e May~/~
Counc ilm an
Councilman
'~'~6uncilman
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