Committee weighs 25‑foot 'buffer zone' draft after testimony from Indiana sponsors
Lawmakers reviewed provisional draft LJIC‑PD3 to criminalize obstructing first responders within a defined buffer after a warning. Indiana sponsors urged precise language, stakeholders urged including EMS, and the committee directed staff to refine 'harass' and 'interfere' language with law‑enforcement input.
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The Law and Justice Interim Committee reviewed provisional draft legislation (LJIC‑PD3) that would create an offense for obstructing first responders who have issued a verbal warning to move back from an emergency incident area. The committee heard in‑person testimony from the draft’s sponsors from Indiana and multiple Montana stakeholders before agreeing to refine language.
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