244.992 Medical amnesty for persons reporting an alcohol overdose.
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(1)A person shall be immune from prosecution for the criminal offenses identified in
subsection
(2)of this section if:
(a)A law enforcement officer has contact with the person because the person:
1. Requests emergency medical assistance for himself or herself or another
person;
2. Acts in concert with another person who requests emergency medical
assistance; or
3. Appears to be in need of emergency medical assistance and is the
individual for whom the request is made;
(b)The request is made for an individual who reasonably appears to be in need of
medical assistance due to alcohol consumption; and
(c)The person described in paragraph
(a)of this subsection, if physically capable:
1. Provides his or her own full name if requested by emergency medical
assistance personnel or law enforcement officers;
2. Provides any other relevant information requested by the law
enforcement officer that is known to such person;
3. Remains with, or is, the individual who reasonably appears to be in need
of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption until professional
emergency medical assistance is provided; and
4. Cooperates with emergency medical assistance personnel and law
enforcement officers.
(2)A person who meets the qualifications set forth in subsection
(1)of this section
shall be immune from criminal prosecution for the following offenses:
(a)Alcohol intoxication under KRS 222.202(1);
(b)Drinking alcoholic beverages in a public place under KRS 222.202(2);
(c)Offenses related to possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor under
twenty-one
(21)years of age under KRS 244.085; and
(d)Providing alcohol to minors under twenty-one
(21)years of age or assisting
minors under twenty-one
(21)years of age to purchase alcohol under KRS
244.085 or 530.070.