[Code 1985 § 24-367; Code 2005 § 30-1]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person except an authorized person to proceed
to or to remain at a disaster area for the purpose of being a bystander,
spectator, sightseer, or souvenir hunter; or for any such person to
take or remove from the disaster area, or disturb or move, any material
objects, equipment or thing, either directly or indirectly relating
or pertaining to the disaster.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than one on
official business to follow any emergency vehicle or to purposely
drive to any location on or near a highway where a disaster area exists.
C.
For
the purpose of and when used in this section, the term "disaster area"
means the scene or location of a natural or military disaster, an
explosion, an aircraft accident, a fire, a railroad accident and a
major traffic accident. The term "authorized person" shall include
all state, county and municipal police and fire personnel; hospital
and ambulance crews; national guard and civil defense personnel ordered
into the disaster area by proper authority; federal, civil, and military
personnel on official business; persons who enter the disaster area
to maintain or restore facilities for the provision of water, electricity,
communications, or transportation to the public; and such other officials
as have a valid reason to enter such disaster area.
D.
The
purpose of this section is to prevent sightseers, thrill seekers,
souvenir hunters, and other unauthorized persons from hampering the
work of rescue operations in a disaster area.
