§ 26-56. Hindering or obstructing county officials, employees or agents.

(a)

Obstructing or hindering officials prohibited. No person shall, by violence or threat of violence or by fleeing, or by any unlawful means, obstruct or hinder an official, employee or agent of the county (which for all purposes of this section shall exclude law enforcement officials, firefighters and emergency medical technicians, so long as same are covered by state law addressing this subject; see O.C.G.A. §§ 16-10-24, 16-10-24.1 and 16-10-24.2), when such official, employee or agent has been properly identified or is identifiable as such and is engaged in the lawful performance of official duties.

(b)

Threats or abusive language prohibited. No person shall communicate, personally, by telephone or by other means of communication, any threats, opprobrious words, abusive language or words tending to cause a breach of the peace to any official, employee or agent of the county charged with enforcing the laws or ordinances of the county with the intent of harassing, preventing or obstructing such official, agent or employee in the enforcement of such laws or ordinances.

(c)

Threats to family members prohibited. No person shall communicate, personally, by telephone, or by other means of communication, any threats of violence, opprobrious words, abusive language or words tending to cause a breach of the peace to the spouse or children or family of any official, agent or employee of the county with the intent to thereby obstruct, hinder and prevent such official, employee or agent from enforcing the laws or ordinances of the county.

(d)

Discharge of duties by officials, agents or employees. This section shall in no way free such officers, agents or employees of the county from penalties imposed by laws or ordinances of the county, or regulations of any board thereof, for failure to discharge their official duties.

(e)

Giving false identification. No person shall give a false name, address, date of birth, or any other information, to any county official, employee or agent in the lawful discharge of official duties with the intent to mislead such official, employee or agent in any way.

(Code 2005, § 50-74; Ord. of 3-3-2003, § 4)