Fulton Resisting or interfering with arrest ordinance (§ 78-9)
Chapter 78: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article I. In General
In short: It is unlawful to resist an arrest by force, threats or fleeing, or to interfere with someone else's arrest by force, threats or physical interference, even if the officer was acting unlawfully.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, knowing that a law enforcement officer is making an arrest, for the purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, to:
(1) Resist the arrest of himself by using or threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from such officer; or
(2) Interfere with the arrest of another person by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical interference.
(b) This section applies to arrests with or without warrants and to arrests for any crime or ordinance violation.
(c) It is no defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) of this section that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest; however, nothing in this section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful arrest.
Official source: City of Fulton official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 78-9
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.