(a) No person shall knowingly:
(1) Hamper the lawful operations of any law enforcement officer, fireman, rescuer, medical person or other authorized person, engaged in his duties at the scene of a fire, accident, disaster, riot or emergency of any kind.
(2) Fail to obey the lawful order of any law enforcement officer engaged in his duties at the scene of or in connection with a fire, accident, disaster, riot or emergency of any kind.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access or deny information to any news media representative in the lawful exercise of his duties.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of misconduct at an emergency, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to persons or property, misconduct at an emergency is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 2917.13)
(d) As used in this section:
(1) “Emergency medical services person” is the singular of “emergency medical services personnel” as defined in Ohio R.C. 2133.21.
(2) “Emergency facility person” is the singular of “emergency facility personnel” as defined in Ohio R.C. 2909.04.
(3) “Emergency facility” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2909.04.