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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 25-5 Emergency Scene.">
  <section prefix="§" num="25-5" heading="Emergency Scene.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Definitions.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">In this subsection, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Authorized person.">
        <para num="(i)" heading="In general.">“Authorized person” means a person who is given permission to be present within the boundaries of an emergency scene by the Chief.</para>
        <para num="(ii)" heading="Inclusions.">“Authorized person” may include:<para num="(A)">personnel from the Baltimore City Fire Department;</para>
          <para num="(B)">personnel from the Baltimore Police Department;</para>
          <para num="(C)">a victim of the fire;</para>
          <para num="(D)">a family member of a victim of the fire;</para>
          <para num="(E)">a community- or volunteer-based nonprofit organization that supports and assists victims and survivors of disasters;</para>
          <para num="(F)">personnel from the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development; or</para>
          <para num="(G)">an official, as defined in &lt;cite data-path="8|§2-21"&gt;City Code, Article 8, § 2-21&lt;/cite&gt;, with identification issued by the City.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Chief.">“Chief” means the Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department or the Chief’s designee.</para>
      <para num="(4)" heading="Department.">“Department” means the Baltimore City Fire Department.</para>
      <para num="(5)" heading="Emergency scene.">“Emergency scene” means the immediate area necessary for the Department to investigate an emergency.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">A person may not loiter within the boundaries of an emergency scene.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exception.">An authorized person, as defined under subsection (a)(2) of this section, may be present within the boundaries of an emergency scene.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Scope.">No person may be charged with a violation of this section unless and until the arresting officer has first warned the person of the violation and the person has failed or refused to stop the violation.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Penalties.">Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both fine and imprisonment.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Each violation a separate offense.">Each violation of the provisions of this section is a separate offense.</para>
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</baltimore-city-law>
