Offenses of escaping custody, resisting arrest and failing to follow orders or obligations to the court or the police, including prison escape, releasing a prisoner without authority, bail jumping, failure to appear, resisting arrest, failure to obey police and failure to register as a sex offender. An offense belongs here when the offender evades or refuses a legal requirement. It excludes helping another person to evade it.
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Failure to appear (Wikipedia)
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A "failure to appear" (FTA), also known as "bail jumping", occurs when a defendant or respondent does not come before a tribunal as directed in a summons.
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A "failure to appear" (FTA), also known as "bail jumping", occurs when a defendant or respondent does not come before a tribunal as directed in a summons.
View the Source Resisting arrest (Wikipedia)
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Resisting arrest is the act of a person attempting to physically, but not always violently, prevent a law enforcement officer from placing the person in custody.
California Penal Code Section 4530 (Justia)
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Every prisoner who commits an escape or attempts an escape as described in subdivision (a), without force or violence, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or two or three years to be served consecutively.
Failure to obey a police order (Wikipedia)
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Failure to obey a police officer, failure to obey a police order, or failure to obey a lawful order is a crime in certain jurisdictions.
18 U.S. Code 2250 Failure to register
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knowingly fails to register or update a registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ;
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