Establishes disorderly persons offense for interfering with first responders in New Jersey.
The "Honoring and Listening to Our First Responders Act" or "HALO Act" makes it a disorderly persons offense to approach or remain within 25 feet of a first responder after being instructed not to, if the person's actions obstruct, impair, interfere with, threaten, intimidate, or harass the first responder. First responders include law enforcement officers, firefighters, and members of emergency, ambulance, or rescue squads. A disorderly persons offense carries a penalty of up to six months in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
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