A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration when he
intentionally obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of law
or other governmental function or prevents or attempts to prevent a
public servant from performing an official function, by means of
intimidation, physical force or interference, or by means of any
independently unlawful act, or by means of interfering, whether or not
physical force is involved, with radio, telephone, television or other
telecommunications systems owned or operated by the state, or a county,
city, town, village, fire district or emergency medical service or by
means of releasing a dangerous animal under circumstances evincing the
actor's intent that the animal obstruct governmental administration.
Obstructing governmental administration is a class A misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
Title L - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 195 - Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally
195.02 - Concealment of a Human Corpse.
195.05 - Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree.
195.06 - Killing or Injuring a Police Animal.
195.06-A - Killing a Police Work Dog or Police Work Horse.
195.07 - Obstructing Governmental Administration in the First Degree.
195.08 - Obstructing Governmental Administration by Means of a Self-Defense Spray Device.
195.10 - Refusing to Aid a Peace or a Police Officer.
195.11 - Harming an Animal Trained to Aid a Person With a Disability in the Second Degree.
195.12 - Harming an Animal Trained to Aid a Person With a Disability in the First Degree.
195.15 - Obstructing Firefighting Operations.