West Virginia Statutes

§ 16-47-4 — Limited immunity from prosecution

West Virginia § 16-47-4
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 16PUBLIC HEALTH
Art. 47ALCOHOL AND DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND CLEMENCY ACT

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W. Va. Code § 16-47-4 (2026).

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(a)Subject to the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, a person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, seeks emergency medical assistance for a person who reasonably appears to be experiencing an overdose may not be held criminally responsible for a violation of the following:
(1)Purchasing, consuming or possessing wine or other alcoholic liquor by someone under age twenty-one as prohibited by subsection (a), section twenty-a, article eight, chapter sixty of this code;
(2)Purchasing wine or other alcoholic liquors from a licensee through misrepresentation of age, presenting or offering any written evidence of age which is false, fraudulent or not actually one's own, or illegally attempting to purchase wine or other alcoholic liquors as prohibited by subsection (b), sect

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Legislative History

2015 Reg. Sess., SB523

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