Extension of lifeline law immunity., the official text

First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)

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   SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 74

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and
tobacco.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 7.1-5-1-6.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.156-2014,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.5. (a) A law enforcement officer may not take
a person into custody based solely on the commission of an offense
involving alcohol described in subsection (b) if the law enforcement
officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the
facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that all of the
following apply:

      (1) The law enforcement officer has contact with the person
      because the person:

         (A) either:
            (i) requested emergency medical assistance; or
            (ii) acted in concert with another person who requested
            emergency medical assistance;

         for an individual who reasonably appeared to be in need of
         medical assistance;
         (B) is the victim of a reported sex offense (as defined in
         IC 11-8-8-5.2); or
         (C) witnessed and reported what the person reasonably
         believed to be a crime.
      (2) The person described in subdivision (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(C):

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         (A) provided:
            (i) the person's full name; and
            (ii) any other relevant information requested by the law
            enforcement officer; and

         (B) in the case of a person described in subdivision (1)(A):
            (i) remained at the scene with the individual who reasonably
            appeared to be in need of medical assistance until
            emergency medical assistance arrived; and
            (ii) cooperated with emergency medical assistance personnel
            and law enforcement officers at the scene.

   (b) A person who meets the criteria of subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2)
is immune from criminal prosecution for an offense under:

      (1) section 3 of this chapter if the offense involved a state of
      intoxication caused by the person's use of alcohol;
      (2) section 6 of this chapter if the offense involved the person
      being, or becoming, intoxicated as a result of the person's use of
      alcohol; and
      (3) IC 7.1-5-7-7.
   (c) An individual reasonably believed to be suffering from a
health condition which is the direct result of alcohol consumption
and who is assisted by a person under subsection (a)(1)(A) is
immune from criminal prosecution for an offense under:
      (1) section 3 of this chapter if the offense involved a state of
      intoxication caused by the individual's use of alcohol;
      (2) section 6 of this chapter if the offense involved the
      individual being, or becoming, intoxicated as a result of the
      individual's use of alcohol; and
      (3) IC 7.1-5-7-7.
   (c) (d) A person may not initiate or maintain an action against a law
enforcement officer based on the officer's compliance or failure to
comply with this section.

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President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Governor of the State of Indiana

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