2023 Kentucky Statutes 519.020 – Obstructing governmental operations
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(1) A person is guilty of obstructing governmental operations when he intentionally obstructs, impairs or hinders the performance of a governmental function by using or threatening to use violence, force or physical interference.
(2) This section shall not apply to:
(a) Any means of avoiding compliance with the law without affirmative interference with governmental functions; or
(b) The obstruction, impairment or hindrance of unlawful action by a public servant; or
(c) The obstruction, impairment or hindrance of an arrest.
(3) Obstructing governmental operations is a Class A misdemeanor.
Effective: January 1, 1975
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 164, effective January 1, 1975.
(2) This section shall not apply to:
(a) Any means of avoiding compliance with the law without affirmative interference with governmental functions; or
(b) The obstruction, impairment or hindrance of unlawful action by a public servant; or
(c) The obstruction, impairment or hindrance of an arrest.
(3) Obstructing governmental operations is a Class A misdemeanor.
Effective: January 1, 1975
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 164, effective January 1, 1975.