520.100 Fleeing or evading police in the second degree.
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(1)A person is guilty of fleeing or evading police in the second degree when:
(a)As a pedestrian, and with intent to elude or flee the person knowingly or
wantonly disobeys a direction to stop given by a person recognized to be a
peace officer who has an articulable reasonable suspicion that a crime has
been committed by the person fleeing, and in fleeing or eluding the person is
the cause of physical injury to any person; or
(b)While operating a motor vehicle with intent to elude or flee, the person
knowingly or wantonly disobeys a recognized direction to stop his or her
vehicle, given by a person recognized to be a peace officer.
(2)No offense is committed under this section when the conduct involved constitutes a
failure to comply with a directive of a traffic control officer.
(3)Fleeing or evading police in the second degree is a Class D felony and the
defendant shall not be released on probation, shock probation, conditional
discharge, or parole until he or she has served at least fifty percent (50%) of the
sentence imposed.