1. Creating police standoff. A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person: A. Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions; [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).] B. Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon; [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).] C. Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).] D. Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency. [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).] 2. Class E crime. Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime. [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
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