Section 76-8-305 - Interference with a peace officer(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;(c) disorderly conduct; or(d) obstruction of justice.Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session ,§ 40, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 312, 2017 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/9/2017.Amended by Chapter 274, 1990 General Session