1. Family members have a personal stake in honoring and mourning their dead and objecting to unwarranted public exploitation that, by intruding upon their own grief, tends to degrade the rites and respect they seek to accord to the deceased person who was once their own.

2. The state has a substantial interest in protecting the legitimacy of funerals and ensuring freedom from disturbance.

3. Due to the nature of funerals, the funeral attendees constitute a captive audience.

4. Full opportunity exists under the terms and provisions of this Section for the exercise of freedom of speech and other constitutional rights at times other than within one hour prior to, the scheduled commencement of a funeral, during a funeral, or within two hours following the completion of a funeral.

1. Protect the privacy of grieving families; and

2. preserve the substantial privacy interest in funerals.

1. “Funeral” means the ceremonies, processions and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of a person.

2. “Public demonstration” means:

1. Engage in a public demonstration at any public location within 150 feet of any entrance to any cemetery, church, mortuary or other location where a funeral is held or conducted, within one hour prior to the scheduled commencement of a funeral, during a funeral or within two hours following the completion of a funeral;

2. knowingly obstruct, hinder, impede or block another person’s entry to or exit from a funeral; or

3. knowingly impede vehicles which are part of a funeral procession.

A violation of this subsection is a class B public offense. Each day on which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.