508.160 Disarming a peace officer -- Penalty -- Applicability.
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(1)A person is guilty of disarming a peace officer when he intentionally:
(a)Removes a firearm or other deadly weapon from the person of a peace officer
when the peace officer is acting within the scope of his official duties; or
(b)Deprives a peace officer of the officer's use of a firearm or deadly weapon
when the peace officer is acting within the scope of his official duties.
(2)Disarming a peace officer is a Class D felony.
(3)The provisions of this section shall not apply when:
(a)The defendant does not know or could not reasonably have known that the
person disarmed was a peace officer; or
(b)The peace officer was, at the time of the disarming or incident thereto,
engaged in felonious conduct.