House
File
2207
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2207
BY
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
granting
immunity
from
prosecution
to
persons
seeking
1
medical
assistance
in
possession-of-a-controlled-substance
2
cases.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
124.401G
Possession
of
a
controlled
1
substance
——
immunity.
2
1.
A
person
who,
in
good
faith,
seeks
medical
assistance
3
for
another
person
experiencing
a
controlled
substance
4
overdose
shall
not
be
charged
or
prosecuted
for
possession
of
a
5
controlled
substance
under
section
124.401
if
the
evidence
for
6
the
charge
of
possession
of
a
controlled
substance
was
obtained
7
as
a
result
of
the
person
seeking
medical
assistance
for
the
8
other
person.
9
2.
A
person
experiencing
a
controlled
substance
overdose
10
who
is
in
need
of
medical
assistance
shall
not
be
charged
11
or
prosecuted
for
possession
of
a
controlled
substance
under
12
section
124.401
if
the
evidence
for
the
charge
of
possession
of
13
a
controlled
substance
was
obtained
as
a
result
of
the
overdose
14
and
the
need
for
medical
assistance.
15
3.
A
person,
acting
in
good
faith,
may
receive
a
naloxone
16
prescription,
possess
naloxone,
and
administer
naloxone
to
17
another
person
suffering
from
an
apparent
opiate-related
18
overdose.
19
4.
This
section
shall
not
be
used
as
grounds
for
the
20
suppression
of
evidence
in
other
criminal
offenses.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
grants
immunity
from
prosecution
to
25
certain
persons
seeking
medical
assistance
in
26
possession-of-a-controlled-substance
cases.
27
Under
the
bill,
a
person
who,
in
good
faith,
seeks
medical
28
assistance
for
another
person
experiencing
a
controlled
29
substance
overdose
shall
not
be
charged
or
prosecuted
for
30
possession
of
a
controlled
substance
if
the
evidence
for
the
31
charge
was
obtained
as
a
result
of
the
person
seeking
medical
32
assistance
for
the
other
person.
33
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
experiencing
an
overdose
34
who
is
in
need
of
medical
assistance
shall
also
not
be
charged
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or
prosecuted
for
possession
of
a
controlled
substance
if
1
the
evidence
for
the
charge
was
obtained
as
a
result
of
the
2
overdose
and
the
need
for
medical
assistance.
3
The
bill
specifies
that
a
person,
acting
in
good
faith,
4
may
receive
a
naloxone
prescription,
possess
naloxone,
and
5
administer
naloxone
to
another
person
suffering
from
an
6
apparent
opiate-related
overdose.
7
The
bill
shall
not
be
used
as
grounds
for
the
suppression
of
8
evidence
in
other
criminal
offenses.
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