ORS 162.257

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 248 Or. App. 59 - DeNucci v. Henningsen (2012)

Most recently applied in 296 Or. App. 184 - State v. Kelemen (February 2019)

2003 c.529 §2; 2011 c.703 §26

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(1) A person commits the crime of interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services provider if the person, knowing that another person is a firefighter or emergency medical services provider, intentionally acts in a manner that prevents, or attempts to prevent, a firefighter or emergency medical services provider from performing the lawful duties of the firefighter or emergency medical services provider.

(2) Interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services provider is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) As used in this section, “emergency medical services provider” has the meaning given that term in ORS 682.025.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.