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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-103 (2026)

Obedience to police officers

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No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. Laws 1961, p. 373, § 11-103; Laws 1968, c. 58, § 1, emerg. eff. March 18, 1968.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case: Smith v. City of Stillwater, 2014 OK 42 (Okla. 2014).
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Smith v. City of Stillwater, 2014 OK 42 (Okla. 2014). “9 Title 47 O.S. §11-103 provides: No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.”
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Gurich, 2010 OK 56 (Okla. 2010). “In setting public policy, the Legislature has decided that the public benefit to be achieved by pursuit of violators outweighs any potential harm caused by the violators being pursued, who are under a duty to stop pursuant to 47 O.S.2001 §§ 11-103 and 11-405, and if they attempt…”
United States v. Kevin L. Bencheck, 926 F.2d 1512 (10th Cir. 1991). · cites it 2× “Okla.Stat.Ann. tit. 47, § 40-105 B (West 1988).”
Munson v. State, 583 P.2d 511 (Okla. Crim. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “OPINION BUSSEY, Presiding Judge: Appellant, Orville Oscar Munson, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged, tried and convicted of the misdemeanor charge of Failure to Obey a Lawful Order of a Highway Patrol Trooper, in violation of 47 O.S.1971, § 11-103. Defendant…”
Rucker v. Hampton, 49 F. App'x 806 (10th Cir. 2002). “”); see Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 47, § 11-103 (misdemeanor offense to refuse to obey lawful order of police officer).”
State v. Hudson, 2022 OK CR 28 (Okla. Crim. App. 2022). “CM-2021-3390 and prohibit the trial court from considering the defendant's Motion to Quash for Insufficient Evidence pursuant to 22 O.”
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