Law enforcement assistance - 25 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1709

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     § 1709.  Law enforcement assistance.
        A law enforcement officer who, upon demand of any
     commissioner or inspector of registration or of the secretary,
     fails to render demanded assistance in the maintenance of peace
     and in the making of arrests without warrant as provided in this
     part or who intentionally hinders or attempts to hinder any
     commissioner, inspector of registration or the secretary in the
     performance of a duty commits a misdemeanor of the second degree
     and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
     more than $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than two years,
     or both.

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