575.150. Resisting or interfering with arrest — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest, detention, or stop if he or she knows or reasonably should know that a law enforcement officer is making an arrest or attempting to lawfully detain or stop an individual or vehicle, and for the purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, stop or detention, he or she:
(1) Resists the arrest, stop or detention of such person by using or threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from such officer; or
(2) Interferes with the arrest, stop or detention of another person by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical interference.
2. This section applies to:
(1) Arrests, stops, or detentions, with or without warrants;
(2) Arrests, stops, or detentions, for any offense, infraction, or ordinance violation; and
(3) Arrests for warrants issued by a court or a probation and parole officer.
3. A person is presumed to be fleeing a vehicle stop if he or she continues to operate a motor vehicle after he or she has seen or should have seen clearly visible emergency lights or has heard or should have heard an audible signal emanating from the law enforcement vehicle pursuing him or her.
4. It is no defense to a prosecution pursuant to subsection 1 of this section that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful arrest.
5. The offense of resisting or interfering with an arrest is a class E felony for an arrest for a:
(1) Felony;
(2) Warrant issued for failure to appear on a felony case; or
(3) Warrant issued for a probation violation on a felony case.
The offense of resisting an arrest, detention or stop in violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of this section is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person fleeing creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death to any person, in which case it is a class E felony.
6. In the case of a conviction or a plea of guilty under this section that is subject to punishment as a class E felony, any vehicle used in violation of this section may be impounded and forfeited pursuant to section 82.1000 and sections 513.600 to 513.645.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
409
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57 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case:
State v. Miller, 172 S.W.3d 838 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
State v. Miller, 172 S.W.3d 838 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 42× “Miller ("Appellant") appeals from her conviction of the class A misdemeanor of resisting arrest, pursuant to Section 575.150 RSMo (Cum.Supp.2002). [1] We affirm.”
State v. Redifer, 215 S.W.3d 725 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006).
· cites it 25× “Section 575.150, RSMo, requires that a person be resisting an arrest for a felony in order to be charged with the felony of resisting arrest.”
State v. Ajak, 543 S.W.3d 43 (Mo. 2018).
· cites it 11× “He was also charged with resisting arrest at the time of his arrest on those charges under section 575.150. 1 The jury acquitted him of two of the domestic assault charges, and the State dismissed the third charge after the jury was unable to reach a verdict.”
State v. Joos, 218 S.W.3d 543 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 28× “020, 1 and resisting arrest by fleeing, in violation of Section 575.150, RSMo Cum.Supp. (2004). On appeal, Defendant contends that the trial court erred by not allowing him to offer evidence and testimony regarding his good-faith belief in the lawfulness of his conduct in…”
State v. Long, 802 S.W.2d 573 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991).
· cites it 22× “ANALYSIS AND DECISION The defendant alleges in this point on appeal that the trial court erred because the state failed to prove all the elements of § 575.150, RSMo 1986. The defendant's argument is two-fold: the state failed to prove Trooper Portman intended to arrest him prior…”
State v. Daws, 311 S.W.3d 806 (Mo. 2010).
· cites it 10× “1 Following the guilty plea, the state charged Daws with the class D felony of resisting arrest in violation of section 575.150. The circuit court dismissed the charge for resisting arrest on grounds that the successive prosecution violated Daws’ right to be free from double…”
State of Missouri v. Kyle W. Nelson, 505 S.W.3d 437 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 8× “1 The information stated: The Prosecuting Attorney of the County of DeKalb, State of Missouri, charges that the defendant, in violation of Section 575.150, RSMo, committed the class D felony of resisting a lawful stop, punishable upon conviction under Sections 558.”
State v. Jordan, 181 S.W.3d 588 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 12× “105; felony resisting arrest, Section 575.150; felony driving while intoxicated, Section 577.”
United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019).
“1-3 -1(b)(1)(B) (2019) ("substantial risk of bodily injury"); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150 (2016) ("substantial risk of serious physical injury or death"); Neb.”
State v. Richie, 376 S.W.3d 58 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012).
· cites it 13× “140, RSMo 2000, 1 and the class A misdemeanor of resisting a lawful detention, in violation of Section 575.150, RSMo Cum. Supp.2009. 2 The State charged by information that on September 16, 2010, Defendant “knowingly entered unlawfully upon real property located at 707 Pine and…”
State v. Dossett, 851 S.W.2d 750 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 16× “Tamra Dossett was found guilty by a jury of misdemeanor resisting arrest, § 575.150, RSMo 1986. [1] In accordance with the verdict the court sentenced Dossett to one year in the county jail and a fine of $100.”
State v. Hopson, 168 S.W.3d 557 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 7× “Earl Hopson (Defendant) appeals from the judgment upon his conviction by a jury of resisting arrest, a class D felony, Section 575.150, RSMo 2000, 1 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, a class D felony, Section 568.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150(1) — 1 case
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150(1)(1) — 1 case
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150(1)(2) — 1 case
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150(2) — 2 cases
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150(3) — 2 cases
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.150(4) — 4 cases
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