Resistance to lawful seizure imposes criminal liability for obstructing a public servant's lawful property taking. The provision criminalizes offering resistance to the lawful taking of property by a public servant where the actor knows or has reason to believe the other is a public servant; such obstruction is punishable by imprisonment, a fine, or both, thereby penalizing interference with lawful governmental property-taking and requiring a subjective knowledge or reasonable-belief element.
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Resistance to lawful seizure imposes criminal liability for obstructing a public servant's lawful property taking.
The provision criminalizes offering resistance to the lawful taking of property by a public servant where the actor knows or has reason to believe the other is a public servant; such obstruction is punishable by imprisonment, a fine, or both, thereby penalizing interference with lawful governmental property-taking and requiring a subjective knowledge or reasonable-belief element.
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