Resisting and Fleeing

Resisting an officer is intentionally interfering with, opposing or obstructing an officer making a lawful arrest, detention or seizure, or serving lawful process, when the person knows or has reason to know the officer is acting officially. It carries a fine of not more than $500, up to 6 months, or both.

• §La. R.S. 14:108StatuteResisting an officerOpens legis.la.gov ↗

• Running after being told of an arrest and before being restrained.
• Refusing, when arrested or detained, to give a name and make one's identity known, or giving false identity information.
• Refusing to move on when ordered, while gathered with others on a public street.
• Crossing a police cordon such as crime scene tape, in person or with a drone.

• §La. R.S. 14:108StatuteResisting an officerOpens legis.la.gov ↗

Resisting with force or violence, or injuring or trying to injure an officer, is a separate crime of not more than $2,000, or not less than 1 year nor more than 3 years, or both.

• §La. R.S. 14:108.2StatuteResisting a police officer with force or violenceOpens legis.la.gov ↗

Refusing to stop a vehicle for a marked police car's light and siren is flight from an officer, a fine of $150 to $500, up to 6 months, or both. It becomes aggravated flight, up to 10 years at hard labor, when the driver does at least 2 dangerous things, such as leaving the road, hitting a vehicle, or going 25 miles per hour over the limit.

• §La. R.S. 14:108.1StatuteFlight from an officer; aggravated flight from an officerOpens legis.la.gov ↗