Obstructing Official Business
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 615.06
in effect§ 615.06 Obstructing Official Business
(a) No person, without privilege to do so and with purpose to prevent, obstruct or delay the performance by a public official of any authorized act within his or her official capacity, shall do any act which hampers or impedes a public official in the performance of his or her lawful duties.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of obstructing official business, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(RC 2921.31)
(c) This section does not apply if a violation creates a risk of physical harm to any person.
(Ord. No. 1631-05. Passed 3-20-06, eff. 3-24-06)
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-32673Fetched: 11/1/2026
