{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-1704","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-1704","heading":"Immunity for seeking medical assistance","body":"(a) A person shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution of the possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 resulted solely from seeking medical assistance if: (1) The person in good faith seeks medical assistance for another person who is experiencing a drug overdose; or (2) The person is experiencing a drug overdose and in good faith seeks medical assistance for himself or herself. (b) A person shall not be subject to penalties for a violation of a permanent or temporary protective order or restraining order or sanctions for a violation of a condition of pretrial release, condition of probation, or condition of parole or post-release supervision based on the possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 if the penalties or sanctions are related to the seeking of medical assistance. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 242, eff. 1/1/2024. Added by Act 2015, No. 1114,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.\n\n(a) A person shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution of the possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 resulted solely from seeking medical assistance if: (1) The person in good faith seeks medical assistance for another person who is experiencing a drug overdose; or (2) The person is experiencing a drug overdose and in good faith seeks medical assistance for himself or herself.\n\n(1) The person in good faith seeks medical assistance for another person who is experiencing a drug overdose; or\n\n(2) The person is experiencing a drug overdose and in good faith seeks medical assistance for himself or herself.\n\n(b) A person shall not be subject to penalties for a violation of a permanent or temporary protective order or restraining order or sanctions for a violation of a condition of pretrial release, condition of probation, or condition of parole or post-release supervision based on the possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 5-64-419 if the penalties or sanctions are related to the seeking of medical assistance.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 13","Subchapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a898629a23112b6f4de5f06de60bd68212b05523613ef383185bdaf296755590","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-1703","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-13-1705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}