§ 83-4-8.1. Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; attempts to elude; penalty.  


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  • (a)

    Any person who, having received a visible or audible signal of a flashing light or siren from any game warden or other law-enforcement officer to bring his motorboat or other vessel to a stop, fails to do so promptly shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

    (b)

    Any person who, having received a visible or audible signal of a flashing light or siren from any game warden or other law-enforcement officer to bring his motorboat or other vessel to a stop, (i) operates or navigates such motorboat or other vessel in willful or wanton disregard of such signal so as to endanger the life of the law-enforcement officer or other persons or to interfere with the operation of a law-enforcement vessel, or (ii) increases his speed and attempts to escape or elude a law-enforcement officer shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (04-96-83.)