Section 2414 - Refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Roadblock" means a vehicle, a physical barrier or other obstruction placed on a way at the direction of a law enforcement officer. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]B. "Signal" includes, but is not limited to, the use of a hand signal, siren or flashing emergency lights. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).] [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
2.Failure to stop. A person commits a Class E crime if that person fails or refuses to stop a motor vehicle on request or signal of a uniformed law enforcement officer. [1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153(AFF); 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §12(AMD); 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15(AFF).]
3.Eluding an officer. A person commits a Class C crime if that person, after being requested or signaled to stop, attempts to elude a law enforcement officer by operating a motor vehicle at a reckless rate of speed that results in a high-speed chase between the operator's motor vehicle and a law enforcement vehicle using a blue light and siren. [1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153(AFF); 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §12(AMD); 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15(AFF).]
4.Passing a roadblock. A person commits a Class C crime if the person, without authorization, operates or attempts to operate a motor vehicle past a clearly identifiable police roadblock. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
5.High-speed chase policies. All state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies must adopt written policies on high-speed chases. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
6.Aggravating factor; eluding an officer. A person commits a Class B crime if that person attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and another person suffers serious bodily injury, as defined in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 23, as a result. [2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §86(AMD); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]
7.Aggravating factor; passing roadblock. A person commits a Class B crime if that person passes or attempts to pass a roadblock and another person suffers serious bodily injury, as defined in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 23, as a result. [2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §87(NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW) . 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF) . 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF) . 1995, c. 65, §C12 (AMD) . 2003, c. 452, §§Q86,87 (AMD) . 2003, c. 452, §Q87 (AMD) . 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF) .