Fla. Stat. § 562.112
Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization
Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 562 — BEVERAGE LAW: ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- Fla. Stat. § 562.112, Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1152033
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(1) A person who gives alcohol to an individual under 21 years of age and who, acting in good faith, seeks medical assistance for the individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose may not be arrested, charged, prosecuted, or penalized for a violation of s. 562.11 or s. 562.111 if the evidence for such offense was obtained as a result of the person’s seeking medical assistance. The person must remain at the scene until emergency medical services personnel arrive and must cooperate with the emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement officers at the scene.
(2) A person who experiences, or has a good faith belief that he or she is experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose and is in need of medical assistance may not be arrested, charged, prosecuted, or penalized for a violation of s. 562.11 or s. 562.111 if the evidence for such offense was obtained as a result of the person’s seeking medical assistance.
(3) Protection under this section from arrest, charge, prosecution, or penalization for an offense listed in this section may not be grounds for suppression of evidence in other criminal prosecutions.