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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-7-87. Interference with officers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-7-87. Interference with officers.

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to hinder or obstruct any explosive ordnance technician, law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, animal trained to detect destructive devices, or any robot or mechanical device designed or utilized by a law enforcement officer, fire official, or emergency management official of this state or of the United States in the detection, disarming, or destruction of a destructive device. Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-10-24.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-7-87, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 416, § 3.