Columbia Interference with legal process ordinance (§ 16-203)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
(a) Process includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.
(b) A person commits the crime of interference with legal process if, knowing any person is authorized by law to serve process, for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process, he interferes with or obstructs such person.
(c) Interference with legal process is a class B misdemeanor.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-203
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.