(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.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2019-81.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIV - Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Chapter 562 - Beverage Law: Enforcement
562.01 - Possession of Untaxed Beverages.
562.02 - Possession of Beverage Not Permitted to Be Sold Under License.
562.025 - Possession of Beverages as Food Ingredients.
562.03 - Storage on Licensed Premises.
562.06 - Sale Only on Licensed Premises.
562.061 - Misrepresentation of Beverages Sold on Licensed Premises.
562.07 - Illegal Transportation of Beverages.
562.111 - Possession of Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Under Age 21 Prohibited.
562.121 - Operating Bottle Club Without License Prohibited.
562.13 - Employment of Minors or Certain Other Persons by Certain Vendors Prohibited; Exceptions.
562.131 - Solicitation for Sale of Alcoholic Beverage Prohibited; Penalty.
562.15 - Unlawful Possession; Unpaid Taxes.
562.16 - Possession of Beverages Upon Which Tax Is Unpaid.
562.165 - Production of Beer or Wine for Personal or Family Use; Exemption.
562.17 - Collection of Unpaid Beverage Taxes.
562.18 - Possession of Beverage Upon Which Federal Tax Unpaid.
562.20 - Monthly Reports by Common and Other Carriers of Beverages Required.
562.23 - Conspiracy to Violate Beverage Law; Penalty.
562.24 - Administration of Oaths by Director or Authorized Employees.
562.25 - State Bonded Warehouses.
562.26 - Delivering Beverage on Which Tax Unpaid.
562.27 - Seizure and Forfeiture.
562.28 - Possession of Beverages in Fraud of Beverage Law.
562.29 - Raw Materials and Personal Property; Seizure and Forfeiture.
562.30 - Possession of Beverage Prima Facie Evidence; Exception.
562.31 - Possession of Raw Materials Prima Facie Evidence; Exception.
562.32 - Moving or Concealing Beverage With Intent to Defraud State of Tax; Penalty.
562.33 - Beverage and Personal Property; Seizure and Forfeiture.
562.34 - Containers; Seizure and Forfeiture.
562.35 - Conveyance; Seizure and Forfeiture.
562.36 - Beverage on Conveyance Prima Facie Evidence; Proviso.
562.408 - Exercise of Police Power.
562.42 - Destruction of Forfeited Property.
562.452 - Curb Service of Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited.
562.453 - Curb Drinking of Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited.
562.454 - Vendors to Be Closed in Time of Riot.
562.455 - Adulterating Liquor; Penalty.
562.46 - Legal Remedies Not Impaired.
562.47 - Rules of Evidence; Beverage Law.
562.48 - Minors Patronizing, Visiting, or Loitering in a Dance Hall.
562.50 - Habitual Drunkards; Furnishing Intoxicants To, After Notice.
562.51 - Retail Alcoholic Beverage Establishments; Rights as Private Enterprise.
562.61 - Sale, Offer for Sale, Purchase, or Use of Alcohol Vaporizing Devices Prohibited.