Obstructing government administration

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A person is guilty of obstructing government administration if the person intentionally interferes by force, violence or intimidation or by any physical act with a public servant performing or purporting to perform an official function.

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Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE, Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES, Chapter 31: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, §751. Obstructing government administration; retrieved on January 12, 2007.
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, Decision: 2003 ME 34, Docket: Kno-02-250; STATE OF MAINE v. SHARON L. MATSON; retrieved on January 12, 2007.
TITLE LXII CRIMINAL CODE (New Hampshire), CHAPTER 642 - OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, 642:1 Obstructing Government Administration; retrieved on November 17, 2006.