(1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a peace officer if upon command by a person known by the person to be a peace officer the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting an authorized arrest or preventing another from committing a crime. (2) This section does not apply to the act, by itself, of informing another person of the other persons civil or constitutional rights. (3) Refusing to assist a peace officer is a Class B violation.
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