Refusing to assist law enforcement officer

(a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense. (b) Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2809; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2809. (a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a law enforcement officer if, upon command by a person known by him or her to be a law enforcement officer, the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting a lawful arrest or preventing another person from committing an offense. (b) Refusing to assist a law enforcement officer is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2809; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2809.