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(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of disturbing a lawful meeting, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 2917.12) 509.05 MISCONDUCT AT AN EMERGENCY. (a) No person shall knowingly: (1) Hamper the lawful operations of any law enforcement officer, fireman, rescuer, medical person or other authorized person, engaged in his duties at the scene of a fire, accident, disaster, riot or emergency of any kind. (2) Fail to obey the lawful order of any law enforcement officer engaged in his duties at the scene of or in connection with a fire, accident, disaster, riot or emergency of any kind. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access or deny information to any news media representative in the lawful exercise of his duties. (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of misconduct at an emergency, a minor misdemeanor. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to persons or property, misconduct at an emergency is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 2917.13) 509.06 INDUCING PANIC. (a) No person shall cause the evacuation of any public place, or otherwise cause serious public inconvenience or alarm, by doing any of the following: (1) Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime or other catastrophe, knowing that such report or warning is false; (2) Threatening to commit any offense of violence; (3) Committing any offense, with reckless disregard of the likelihood that its commission will cause serious public inconvenience or alarm. (b) Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to any person conducting an authorized fire or emergency drill. (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of inducing panic, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If inducing panic results in physical harm to any person or economic harm of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, inducing panic is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. 1998 Replacement