Emergency management.
(1) Whenever one or more of the following subchapters of this chapter—General Provisions and Definitions; Emergency Management Organization and Administration; Emergency Powers, Regulations and Procedures; Construction of Ordinance and Effect on Prior Ordinances—apply as provided in § 38.001, it shall be unlawful and a penal ordinance violation for any person to:
(a) Willfully obstruct, hinder or delay the Commissioners, the Director of Emergency Management, participating emergency service agencies, authorized emergency management volunteers or other authorities from implementing, carrying out and enforcing emergency plans and procedures;
(b) Fail to observe, abide by and comply with any emergency management duties, orders, regulations and procedures as made applicable to such person by the appropriate authorities; or
(c) Falsely wear or carry identification as a member of the County Department of Emergency Management, or to otherwise falsely identify or purport himself or herself to be a county emergency management authority.
(2) Any regular or reserve police officer of the state or any of its political subdivisions, or any member of the County Department of Emergency Management or a participating emergency service agency, is hereby empowered to issue and serve a civil citation against any person found to be committing an offense described in division (B)(1) above. Any person who commits an offense as described above shall be liable to a fine of $2,500; such fine to be subject, however, to the discretion of the court of jurisdiction.
(3) A person who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violates I.C. 10-14-3 commits a class B misdemeanor pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-34.
(Prior Code, § 10-4-1-23) (Ord. passed 8-6-1962, 27 COM REC 1006; Ord. passed 10-21-1963, 27 COM REC 1144–1145; Ord. 85-858, passed 12-16-1985, 85 COM REC 857–862; Ord. 88-1147, passed 9-19-1988, 88 COM REC 1146–1167; Ord. 90-1910, passed 11-5-1990, 90 COM REC 1910–1912; Ord. 93-877, passed 11-1-1993, 93 COM REC 876–895; Ord. 05-92, passed 3-7-2005, 2005 COM REC 92–93; Ord. 2013-153, passed 4-8-2013)