S-3555.1

SENATE BILL 5839

State of Washington
67th Legislature
2022 Regular Session
BySenators Padden, Van De Wege, Wagoner, and L. Wilson
Read first time 01/12/22.Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to creating the crime of interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services provider; adding a new section to chapter 9A.84 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 9A.84 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services provider if the person, with knowledge that another person is a firefighter or emergency medical services provider, intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent that firefighter or emergency medical services provider from performing his or her official duties.
(2) Interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services provider is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Emergency medical services provider" includes a person who is an emergency medical technician or a first responder as defined in RCW 18.73.030.
(b) "Firefighter" includes a paid or volunteer firefighter or other employee of a fire department, county fire marshal's office, county fire prevention bureau, or fire protection district.
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