Obedience to peace officers, highway patrol officers, and public safety workers -- definition

61-9-105 . Obedience to peace officers, highway patrol officers, and public safety workers -- definition. (1) A person may not willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of a peace officer, highway patrol officer, or public safety worker pertaining to the use of the highways by traffic. (2) As used in this section, "public safety worker" means a person who is authorized to provide assistance at the scene of an incident that requires traffic control and who is either a member of a paid or volunteer fire department, an emergency medical service provider, a member of a search and rescue team, or a civilian accident investigator appointed by a law enforcement agency.