Section 120.18. Menacing a police officer or peace officer  


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  • A  person is guilty of menacing a police officer or peace officer when
      he or she intentionally places or attempts to place a police officer  or
      peace  officer  in  reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical
      injury or death by displaying a deadly weapon, knife, pistol,  revolver,
      rifle,  shotgun,  machine gun or other firearm, whether operable or not,
      where such officer was in the course of performing his or  her  official
      duties  and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that such
      victim was a police officer or peace officer.
        Menacing a police officer or peace officer is a class D felony.