ABX 111: Crimes: impeding emergency personnel.

This bill aims to amend the penal code to make it a felony to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone during a fire-related emergency. The crime would be punishable by imprisonment for 16 months to 3 years and a fine not exceeding $10,000. The bill also creates a new crime, requiring a state-mandated local program. However, the bill does not require reimbursement for certain costs. The law already prohibits going to the scene of an emergency or stopping at the scene for viewing purposes, but the proposed change would increase penalties for this offense.