(a) A person may not be prosecuted for a violation of Alaska Stat. § 11.71.040 (a)(3), (4), or (12), 11.71.050 (a)(4)or(5), or 11.71.060 (a)(1)or(2) if that person

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.71.311

  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) sought, in good faith, medical or law enforcement assistance for another person who the person reasonably believed was experiencing a drug overdose and

(A) the evidence supporting the prosecution for an offense under Alaska Stat. § 11.71.040 (a)(3), (4), or (12), 11.71.050 (a)(4)or(5), or 11.71.060 (a)(1)or(2) was obtained or discovered as a result of the person seeking medical or law enforcement assistance;
(B) the person remained at the scene with the other person until medical or law enforcement assistance arrived; and
(C) the person cooperated with medical or law enforcement personnel, including by providing identification;
(2) was experiencing a drug overdose and sought medical assistance, and the evidence supporting a prosecution for an offense under Alaska Stat. § 11.71.040 (a)(3), (4), or (12), 11.71.050 (a)(4)or(5), or 11.71.060 (a)(1)or(2) was obtained as a result of the overdose and the need for medical assistance.
(b) In this section, “drug overdose” means a controlled-substance-induced physiological event that results in a life-threatening emergency to the person who ingested, inhaled, injected, or otherwise introduced the controlled substance into the body.