New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.78: Witness or victim of drug or alcohol overdose
What this law says, in plain English
This statute provides immunity from prosecution for certain drug, cannabis, alcohol, and paraphernalia possession offenses when someone seeks emergency health care for a drug or alcohol overdose in good faith.
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