Iowa Code 701.12 – Persons under the age of twenty-one seeking emergency assistance for overdose — immunity
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1. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not be charged or prosecuted for the violation of any of the following offenses if the evidence for the charge was obtained as a result of the person in good faith seeking emergency medical assistance for the person or another person due to an alcohol overdose:
a. Section 123.46.
c. Section 321.216B.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 701.12
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. To be eligible for immunity under this section, the reporting person, or persons acting in concert, must do all of the following:
a. Be the first person to seek emergency assistance.
b. Provide the reporting person’s name and contact information to medical or law enforcement personnel.
c. Remain on the scene until assistance arrives or is provided.
d. Cooperate with medical and law enforcement personnel.
3. The person for whom emergency assistance was sought as described in subsection 1 shall not be charged or prosecuted for an offense listed in subsection 1.