§ 120.18
Menacing a police officer or peace officer
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
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 , or death by displaying a , 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 .
Simplified explanation
Menacing a police officer or peace officer covers intentionally placing one in fear of injury or death by displaying a weapon; it is a class D felony.