Inmunidad para quienes reportan sobredosis de drogas o alcohol en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Si ves a alguien que se ha pasado con las drogas o el alcohol, puedes llamar a ayuda sin miedo a ser arrestado. Solo necesitas quedarte en el lugar y decir quién eres cuando llegue la policía.

Es como si estuvieras en una fiesta y alguien se siente mal. Si llamas a una ambulancia y te quedas para ayudar, no te preocupes, no te regañarán por haber estado en la fiesta.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y su amigo Pablo están en una fiesta. Pablo se emborracha y se desmaya. Juan llama al 911 y se queda con Pablo hasta que llega la ambulancia. Gracias a esta ley, Juan no será arrestado por tener una pequeña cantidad de alcohol en su mochila.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 18-1-711 – Immunity for persons who suffer or report an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event (1) A person is immune from arrest and prosecution for an offense described in subsection (3) of this section if: (a) The person reports in good faith an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event to a law enforcement officer, to the 911 system, or to a medical provider, or the person aids or seeks aid for the person who suffered the emergency drug or alcohol overdose; (b) The person remains at the scene of the event until a law enforcement officer or an emergency medical responder arrives or the person remains at the facilities of the medical provider until a law enforcement officer arrives; (c) The person identifies himself or herself to, and cooperates with, the law enforcement officer, emergency medical responder, or medical provider; and (d) The offense arises from the same course of events from which the emergency drug or alcohol overdose event arose. (2) The immunity described in subsection (1) of this section also extends to the person who suffered the emergency drug or alcohol overdose event if all of the conditions of subsection (1) of this section are satisfied. (3) The immunity described in subsection (1) of this section applies to the following criminal offenses: (a) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance, as described in section 18-18-403.5 (2) or (2.5); (b) Unlawful use of a controlled substance, as described in section 18-18-404 ; (c) If committed on o