Legislation

§ 240.69 Criminal interference with access to a place of religious

worship.

1. A person is guilty of criminal interference with access to a place
of religious worship when such person, with respect to an individual who
was or is seeking to enter into or exit from a place of religious
worship:

(a) knowingly or intentionally obstructs or otherwise interferes with
the entryway into or exit from a place of religious worship, for the
purpose of rendering passage by that individual unreasonably difficult
or hazardous; or

(b) within fifty feet from a place of religious worship, knowingly or
intentionally engages in a course of conduct that places that individual
in reasonable fear for their safety.

2. For purposes of this section, the term "security perimeter" shall
mean an area that is established by a law enforcement agency in response
to, or in anticipation of, a demonstration outside of a place of
religious worship, within which demonstration activity is not allowed.

3. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority or discretion of
law enforcement agencies for the purpose of public safety to establish
security perimeters, including security perimeters that extend beyond
fifty feet of distance from a place of religious worship.

Criminal interference with access to a place of religious worship is a
class B misdemeanor.