Bill > S06264

This bill establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees. The key provisions are: 1) The bill defines "emergency service person" to include firefighters, police officers, peace officers, emergency services professionals, code enforcement officers, fire inspection personnel, and building inspectors. 2) Reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the second degree is a Class E felony and occurs when a person, without obtaining a required building permit, alters a building in a way that impedes evacuation during an emergency, resulting in injury to an emergency service person. 3) Reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first degree is a Class D felony and occurs when the second-degree offense results in the death of an emergency service person or the person has a prior conviction for either degree of the offense within the last 10 years. 4) The bill takes effect on November 1 following the date it becomes law.