Kentucky SB104 creates penalties for impeding or interfering with first responders.

Kentucky SB104 establishes new penalties for impeding or interfering with first responders. The bill defines impeding a first responder as knowingly approaching or remaining within twenty-five feet of a first responder after receiving a verbal warning. Penalties include a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense, a Class A misdemeanor for a second or third offense, and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense. The bill also defines "first responder" to include probation or parole officers, university police officers, and airport police officers.

Kentucky SB104 creates penalties for impeding or interfering with first responders.

Kentucky SB104 establishes new penalties for impeding or interfering with first responders. The bill defines impeding a first responder as knowingly approaching or remaining within twenty-five feet of a first responder after receiving a verbal warning. Penalties include a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense, a Class A misdemeanor for a second or third offense, and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense. The bill also defines "first responder" to include probation or parole officers, university police officers, and airport police officers.