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Gov. Daniels signs new alcohol amnesty law
Posted: 11:40 PM May 4, 2012
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| Gov. Daniels signs new alcohol amnesty law |
Indiana governor Mitch Daniels says he's proud of the college students who pushed for a new law designed to encourage people to seek medical help for those who are dangerously intoxicated.
Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing in his office today for the "lifeline" law.
It shields people from arrest on public intoxication or underage drinking charges if they get help for someone facing an alcohol-related emergency.
Some students who sought the law attended the ceremony.
The governor called it a common sense change. "In too many cases and one would be too many," said Daniels,"students were hesitant to come to the aid or summon aid to a friend who overindulged in alcohol and sometimes with tragic consequences. They hesitated because they were afraid they would bring trouble down on themselves and they took a chance they shouldn't have taken."
Supporters hope the law, which takes effect July first, will make college students and others more likely to report alcohol poisoning.
According to the state, 21 underage drinkers have died in Indiana since 2004 because of alcohol poisoning.
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