Common use of Overdose Prevention Act Clause in Contracts

Overdose Prevention Act. School officials and law enforcement officers must also be mindful of the immunity provisions of the Overdose Prevention Act, codified at N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30 and N.J.S.A. 2C:35- 31, and Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2013-1, seeking to ensure uniform statewide enforcement of the law. On May 13, 2013, Governor Xxxxxxxx signed the Act into law, the overarching purpose of which is to encourage individuals to seek medical assistance whenever a drug overdose occurs. Specifically, the Act provides that when a person, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for an individual believed to be experiencing a drug overdose, whether the person is seeking assistance for himself/herself or another, the person calling for help and the person experiencing the overdose shall not be arrested, charged, prosecuted, or convicted for certain specified criminal offenses enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30(a)(1-6) and

Overdose Prevention Act. School officials and law enforcement officers must also be mindful of the immunity provisions of the Overdose Prevention Act, codified at N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30 and N.J.S.A. 2C:35- 2C:35-31, and Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2013-1, seeking to ensure uniform statewide enforcement of the law. On May 13, 2013, Governor Xxxxxxxx signed the Act into law, the overarching purpose of which is to encourage individuals to seek medical assistance whenever a drug overdose occurs. Specifically, the Act provides that when a person, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for an individual believed to be experiencing a drug overdose, whether the person is seeking assistance for himself/herself or another, the person calling for help and the person experiencing the overdose shall must not be arrested, charged, prosecuted, or convicted for certain specified criminal offenses enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30(a)(1-6) andN.J.