Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)

KRS (Penal Code) § 519.022: Impeding a first responder

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits impeding a first responder by knowingly approaching or remaining within 25 feet of a first responder after being warned, intending to interfere with their duties, threaten them, or harass them. Penalties range from Class B misdemeanor to Class D felony depending on prior offenses.

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