(a)in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both; or
Section history
Section 183 — Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of public servant
As in force on 10 February 2020.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 10 February 2020 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
A person who offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that the person is such public servant, shall —
(b)in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.