Sentence examples for Good Samaritan law from inspiring English sources

Nearly 20 years ago, Congress passed a good Samaritan law to promote volunteerism by protecting people who volunteer for nonprofits from liability — and many states modeled their own good Samaritan laws on it.

In her defense, Ms. Torti invoked California's good Samaritan law.

If we're teaching a kid what the Good Samaritan law was about, they wouldn't know".

But the Good Samaritan law does not explicitly allow for the nonliable distribution or use of epinephrine shots.

With the help of her state senator and others, the mother lobbied for the passage of the Good Samaritan law in New York State.

What's more, every state has a Good Samaritan law that offers legal protection to people who provide CPR to individuals in medical emergencies.

The second law, often called a "911/Good Samaritan" law, provides protections for the persons witnessing or experiencing the overdose from arrest, charges or prosecution for drug and alcohol crimes if someone calls 911.

Christine Padaric, whose 17-year-old son Austin died of a hydromorphone overdose in 2013, told the Toronto Star: "Had there been a [Good Samaritan] law, I think it would be reasonable to think that there might be more of a likelihood for people to call".

Mr Yan calls it "the Samaritan's dilemma": pitting a good act against the potential risk of anything going wrong.Responding to this conundrum, this month the southern city of Shenzhen, often China's most progressive, announced that it will implement the country's first "Good Samaritan" law.

There are also programs in states which permit naloxone distribution but have yet to adopt a 911 Good Samaritan law, which gives legal protection to non-medical individuals who provide emergency assistance (Davis 2014).

Former Governor Schwarzenegger's 2010 veto didn't win him any popularity points either, and soon after California passed a 911 Good Samaritan law without him.