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    LAWFUL ORDER, REFUSE TO OBEY
          162.247 Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer. (1) A person commits the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer if the person, knowing that another person is a peace officer or a parole and probation officer as defined in ORS 181.610:
          (a) Intentionally acts in a manner that prevents, or attempts to prevent, a peace officer or parole and probation officer from performing the lawful duties of the officer with regards to another person; or
          (b) Refuses to obey a lawful order by the peace officer or parole and probation officer.
          (2) Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer is a Class A misdemeanor.
          (3) This section does not apply in situations in which the person is engaging in:
          (a) Activity that would constitute resisting arrest under ORS 162.315; or
          (b) Passive resistance.
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