(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Emergency medical professional" means any person performing
emergency medical services who is licensed or certified to provide
health care in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11,
Chapter 26, or Chapter 34 of Title 43. (2) "Emergency medical technician" means any person who has been
certified as an emergency medical technician, cardiac technician,
paramedic, or first responder pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 31. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code
section, a person who knowingly and willfully obstructs or hinders
any emergency medical technician, any emergency medical
professional, or any properly identified person working under the
direction of an emergency medical professional in the lawful
discharge of the official duties of such emergency medical
technician, emergency medical professional, or properly identified
person working under the direction of an emergency medical
professional is guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) Whoever knowingly and willfully resists or obstructs any
emergency medical technician, any emergency medical professional, or
any properly identified person working under the direction of an
emergency medical professional in the lawful discharge of the
official duties of the emergency medical technician, emergency
medical professional, or properly identified person working under
the direction of an emergency medical professional by threatening or
doing violence to the person of such emergency medical technician,
emergency medical professional, or properly identified person
working under the direction of an emergency medical professional is
guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. |