SB4 SFA Willis 3-13 #1
Cobb 7888
Senator Willis moved to amend the amendment by striking out everything after the article heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(a) As used in this section, the term:
"First responder" includes a law-enforcement officer as defined in §30-29-1 of this code, a probation officer as described in §62-12-6 of this code, or a firefighter or emergency responder as defined in §5H-1-2 of this code.
“Harass” means to willfully engage in a course of conduct directed at a first responder to persistently annoy, pester, or torment, which creates a hostile or offensive environment.
(b) It is unlawful for a person, after receiving a verbal warning to not approach from a person he or she knows or reasonably should know is a first responder, who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, to knowingly and willfully violate such warning and approach or remain within 30 feet of the first responder acting in a way to:
(1) Impede or interfere with the first responder's ability to perform such duty;
(2) Threaten or menace the first responder with physical harm; or
(3) Harass the first responder.
(c) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 or confined in jail not more than one year, or both fined and confined.
Adopted
Rejected