House Amendment 6
H 4763 - Session 126 (2025-2026)
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act
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Rep. J. L. JOHNSON proposes the following amendment (LC-4763.VR0004H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 16-3-1092(B) and inserting:

 (B) It is unlawful for a person, after receiving a verbal warning not to approach from a person he knows or reasonably should know is a first responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, to knowingly and wilfully violate the warning and approach or remain within twenty-five feeta reasonable distance of the first responder with the intent to:
  (1) impede or interfere with the first responder's ability to perform his duties including, but not limited to, obstructing a first responder's movement, distracting a first responder from administering medical care to another, or effectuating a lawful arrest;
  (2) offer or attempt to cause physical harm or injury to a first responder with apparent present ability under circumstances reasonably creating fear of imminent peril; or
  (3) harass the first responder.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.