If someone needs medical assistance and you are in a
position to help them, you have a duty to do so.
The Lifeline Law is there to provide immunity for some
alcohol-related offenses, subject to certain conditions, to people who request
medical assistance for someone in need or receive medical assistance due to a
request by someone else.
- The Lifeline Law
provides immunity for the crimes of public intoxication, minor possession,
minor consumption, and minor transportation alcohol to persons who reveal
themselves to law enforcement while seeking medical assistance for a
person suffering from an alcohol-related health emergency.
- In order to receive
immunity, the person must demonstrate that they are acting in good faith
by completing ALL of the following:
- Providing their full name any other relevant information requested by law enforcement officers
- Remaining on the scene until law enforcement and emergency medical assistance arrives
- Cooperating with authorities on the scene
- The law will not
interfere with law enforcement procedures or limit the ability to
prosecute for other criminal offenses such as providing to a minor,
operating while intoxicated, or possession of a controlled substance
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