OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC AUTHORITY

Gilbert Town Code ch. 42, art. VI

in effect

Gilbert Town Code § 42-176 Interference with firefighters; refusal to obey.

Sec. 42-176. - Interference with firefighters; refusal to obey. It is unlawful for any person to hinder, resist or obstruct any firefighter in the discharge of his duties. It is unlawful for any person to refuse to obey an order issued by the fire chief. (Code 1984, § 10-1-23; Ord. No. 2483, § I, 3-27-14)

Gilbert Town Code § 42-177 False or misleading reports to police.

Sec. 42-177. - False or misleading reports to police. It is unlawful for any person willfully to make to the police department any false, fraudulent, misleading or unfounded report or statement, or willfully to misrepresent any fact for the purpose of interfering with the operation of the police department or with the intention of misleading any police officer. (Code 1984, § 10-1-7)

Gilbert Town Code § 42-178 Interfering with police dogs.

Sec. 42-178. - Interfering with police dogs. It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, torment, beat, kick, mutilate, injure, disable or kill any dog used by the police department in the performance of its functions and duties or to interfere or meddle with any police dog while being used by the police department or any police officer in the performance of any of the functions or duties of the police department or police officer.

Gilbert Town Code § 42-179 Interfering with a police officer.

Sec. 42-179. - Interfering with a police officer. It is unlawful for any person to hinder, resist, delay, obstruct or prevent police officers in the discharge of or their attempt to discharge their official duties, or refuse to obey any lawful order issued by police officers engaged in the discharge of their official duties. (Ord No. 1690, § I, 10-25-05; Ord. No. 2483, § I, 3-27-14; Ord. No. 2710, § I, 5-16-19)

Gilbert Town Code § 42-180 Refusal to provide true full name or proof of identification when lawfully detained.

Sec. 42-180. - Refusal to provide true full name or proof of identification when lawfully detained. It is unlawful for a person, after being advised that the person's refusal to answer is unlawful, to fail or refuse to provide either identification or evidence of identity on request of a police officer who has lawfully detained the person based on reasonable suspicion to believe that the person has committed a violation of an ordinance of the town or any law of the State of Arizona or the United States. (a) Identification means any legally government issued document that contains a photograph, date of birth and physical description, including, but not limited to, height, weight, eye color, sex and hair color of the person presenting the identification. (b) Evidence of identity means that the person has provided the police officer with their true full name and date of birth upon request. (Ord. No. 2710, § I, 5-16-19)

Source: Town of Gilbert, Arizona, Town Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/gilbert/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_CH42OFABPUNU_ARTVIOFAGPUAUFetched: 11/1/2026