Mound City Code 915.00

Section 915 – OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

915.01 Prohibition. The following offenses against public justice are prohibited hereby.

915.05 Rescuing Prisoners. No person, firm, or corporation shall by force or fraud, rescue from lawful custody of from an officer or person having him or her in lawful custody, a prisoner held upon a charge, arrest, commitment, conviction, or sentence, for the violation of any ordinance or law.

915.10 Aiding Escape from Custody. No person, firm, or corporation shall effect of facilitate the escape of a prisoner, whether such escape shall be effected or attempted or not, nor shall any person, firm, or corporation convey to any prisoner any information designed to facilitate or send any disguise, instrument, weapon, or other such things to any such prisoner or person in custody.

915.15 Concealing Escaped Prisoner. No person, firm, or corporation shall knowingly or willfully conceal or harbor for the purpose of concealment, a person who has escaped or who is escaping from custody from the violation of any ordinance or law.

915.20 False Identification.

Subd. 1. Possession. Every person who shall possess false identification or the identification papers of another with intent to display the same to deceive anyone thereby as to identity, age, or address, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 2. Display. Every person who shall display false identification or the identification papers of another with intent to deceive anyone thereby as to identity, age, or address, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 3. Presumptive Intent. Possession of false identification or the identification papers of another shall be presumptive evidence of intent to display the same to deceive.

915.25 Communicating False Information. No person shall in any case or under any circumstances, not otherwise provided for, willfully communicate either orally or in writing or by any other method, to a City officer in discharging or attempting to discharge the duties of his or her office, any false or incorrect name or identity, or upon lawful demand and reasonable grounds of the City officer refuse to correctly identify oneself.

915.30 Giving False Information to Police. No person shall give any false information to the police about any crime or misdemeanor that has been committed, nor shall any person report or cause to be reported to any state, county, or City law enforcement agency or officer, by any means of communication, any felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor knowing that no such felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor has been committed.