§ 13A-6-30 — Chemical Endangerment of a First Responder

(a) A person commits the crime of chemical endangerment of a first responder if he or she knowingly, recklessly, or intentionally causes or permits a first responder, as defined in Section 11-98-1, or a coroner or a deputy coroner, to be exposed to, to ingest or inhale, or to have contact with a Schedule I controlled substance, as provided in Section 20-2-23, or chemical substance, as defined in Section 26-15-2, or a mixture or combination thereof while performing his or her duties.
(b) For the purposes of this section, in addition to the definition contained in Section 13A-1-2, “serious physical injury” includes ingestion, inhalation, or contact with fentanyl, any mixture containing fentanyl, any synthetic controlled substance fentanyl, and any synthetic controlled substance fentanyl analogue as described in Sections 20-2-23 and 20-2-25.
(c)(1) Chemical endangerment of a first responder that causes physical injury is a Class C felony.
(2) Chemical endangerment of a first responder that causes serious physical injury is a Class B felony.
(3) Chemical endangerment of a first responder that results in the death of the first responder is a Class A felony.

Legislative History

(Act 2023-486, §1.)