17-A M.R.S. §517: Creating police standoff

1. Creating police standoff. A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:

A. Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions;

B. Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon;

C. Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and

D. Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency.

2. Class E crime. Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.