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35-44.1-4-5. Refusing to leave emergency
incident area.
A person who is not a firefighter who know-
ingly or intentionally refuses to leave an emer-
gency incident area immediately after being
requested to do so by a firefighter or law enforce-
ment officer commits a Class A misdemeanor.
35-44.1-4-6. Firefighter improperly refusing
to leave emergency incident
area.
A firefighter who:
(1) has not been dispatched to an emer-
gency incident area;
(2) enters an emergency incident area; and
(3) refses to leave an emergency incident
area immediately after being requested to
do so by a dispatched firefighter or law
enforcement officer;
commits a Class C infraction.
35-44.1-4-7. Person improperly entering
emergency incident area.
A person other than a firefighter who, with
intent to mislead a firefighter or law enforcement
officer as to the person’s status as a dispatched fire-
fighter, knowingly or intentionally enters an emer-
gency incident area while wearing, transporting,
or otherwise possessing a uniform, fire protective
clothing, or fire protective gear commits a Class
Amisdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level
6 felony if, as a proximate result of the person
entering the emergency incident area, a person or
firefighter suffers bodily injury.
35-44.1-4-8. Obstructing or interfering with
firefighter.
A person who knowingly or intentionally
obstructs or interferes with a firefighter perform-
ing or attempting to perform the firefighter’s
emergency functions or duties as a firefighter
commits obstructing a firefighter, a Class Amis-
demeanor.
35-44.1-4-9. Obstructing an emergency
medical person.
(a) As used in this section, “emergency med-
ical person” means a person who holds a certifi-
cate issued by the Indiana emergency medical
services commission to provide emergency med-
ical services.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally
obstructs or interferes with an emergency medical
person performing or attempting to perform the
emergency medical person’s emergency func-
tions or duties commits obstructing an emergency
medical person, a Class B misdemeanor.
Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses.
35-44.1-5-1. Non-application of chapter.
35-44.1-5-2. “Alien” defined.
35-44.1-5-3. Transporting illegal alien.
35-44.1-5-4. Harboring illegal alien.
35-44.1-5-5. No violation of chapter for certain acts
involving children.
35-44.1-5-6. Evidence that person is illegal alien.
35-44.1-5-7. Impounding vehicles used to commit
violations of chapter.
35-44.1-5-1. Non-application of chapter.
This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Achurch or religious organization con-
ducting an activity that is protected by the
First Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
(2) The provision of assistance for health
care items and services that are necessary
for the treatment of an emergency medical
condition of an individual.
(3) Ahealth care provider (as defined in IC
16-18-2-163(a)) that is providing health
care services.
(4) An attorney or other person that is pro-
viding legal services.
(5) A person who:
(A) is a spouse of an alien or who
stands in relation of parent or child to
an alien; and
(B) would otherwise commit an offense
under this chapter with respect to the
alien.
(6) A provider that:
(A) receives federal or state funding to
provide services to victims of domes-
tic violence, sexual assault, human traf-
ficking, or stalking; and
(B) is providing the services described
in clause (A).
(7) An employee of Indiana or a political
subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) if
the employee is acting within the scope of
