What action constitutes resisting an officer?

Resisting an officer is defined as actively opposing or hindering law enforcement personnel from performing their legal duties. This includes actions that obstruct or interfere with officers during an arrest or their attempts to enforce the law. The correct choice reflects this definition, as it directly identifies the behavior of resisting or obstructing peace officers as the act in question.

The other options present behaviors that do not constitute resisting an officer. Voluntarily surrendering and cooperating with police are actually the opposite of resisting; they demonstrate compliance with law enforcement directives. Ignoring commands, while potentially uncooperative, does not necessarily meet the threshold of actively resisting or obstructing an officer, and thus is not classified as resisting an officer in legal terms.