SHORT_SUMMAR: Establishes the offense of impeding, threatening, or harassing a first responder
Creates a new law that makes it a class D misdemeanor to impede, threaten, or harass a first responder after receiving a warning. First responders include law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical care providers. The offense occurs when a person knowingly and willfully approaches or remains within fifty feet of a first responder with the intent to interfere with their duties, threaten them with physical harm, or harass them.
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