(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:

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.090
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 519.020

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Governmental function: means any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of the governmental unit which he or she serves. See Kentucky Statutes 519.010
  • Public servant: means :
    (a) Any public officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or of any governmental instrumentality within the state. See Kentucky Statutes 519.010

(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.

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