(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits interference with a peace officer if the actor: (a) knows, or by the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that a peace officer is seeking to effect a lawful arrest or detention of the actor or another individual; and (b) interferes with the arrest or detention by: (i) use of force or a weapon; (ii) refusing to perform an act required by lawful order: (A) necessary to effect the arrest or detention; and (B) made by a peace officer involved in the arrest or detention; or (iii) refusing to refrain from performing an act that would impede the arrest or detention. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor. (4) Recording the actions of a peace officer with a camera, mobile phone, or other photographic device, while the peace officer is performing official duties in plain view, does not by itself constitute: (a) interference with the peace officer; (b) willful resistance; (c) disorderly conduct; or (d) obstruction of justice.
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