261. No person may harass or intimidate a police officer, exercise or threaten to exercise retaliatory measures against a police officer, or attempt or conspire to do so because(1) the police officer has informed or intends to inform the director of police of conduct referred to in section 260; or
(2) the police officer has participated or cooperated in or intends to participate or cooperate in an investigation concerning such conduct.
Nor may any person attempt to dissuade a police officer from fulfilling the duty incumbent upon him or her under that section.
2000, c. 12, s. 261; 2001, c. 19, s. 15.