1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing limited immunity from prosecution for a 
1.3 	person who seeks or obtains medical assistance for an alcohol or drug-related 
1.4 	overdose;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [609.076] OVERDOSE PREVENTION; LIMITED IMMUNITY.
1.7 	(a) A person who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing 
1.8 	an overdose from alcohol or drugs shall not be charged or prosecuted for underage 
1.9 	consumption of alcohol under section 340A.503 or possession of a controlled substance 
1.10 	under the provisions of chapter 152 if the evidence for the charge of underage consumption 
1.11 	of alcohol or possession of a controlled substance was obtained as a result of the seeking 
1.12 	of medical assistance.
1.13 	(b) A person who experiences an overdose from alcohol or drugs and is in need 
1.14 	of medical assistance shall not be charged or prosecuted for underage consumption 
1.15 	of alcohol under section 340A.503 or possession of a controlled substance under the 
1.16 	provisions of chapter 152 if the evidence for the charge of underage consumption of 
1.17 	alcohol or possession of a controlled substance was obtained as a result of the overdose 
1.18 	and the need for medical assistance.
1.19 	(c) The act of seeking medical assistance for someone who is experiencing 
1.20 	an overdose from alcohol or drugs may be used as a mitigating factor in a criminal 
1.21 	prosecution under chapter 152.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.