# Claim 57

The law requires the public and journalists to keep a set distance from first responders once warned.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The law requires the public and journalists to keep a set distance from first responders once warned.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Buffer distance required around first responders
- About: [incident 2025-florida-halo-law-takes-effect](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-florida-halo-law-takes-effect)
- Source: New buffer zone laws in Louisiana and Florida: their impact on journalists' First Amendment rights. https://www.phelps.com/insights/new-buffer-zone-laws-in-louisiana-and-florida-their-impact-on-journalists-first-amendment-rights.html
- Publisher: Phelps Dunbar LLP
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> anyone who enters the area to 'harass, impede or threaten' first responders after receiving a warning will face up to 60 days in prison and a $500 fine

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