Idaho § 23-604A - MINORS - LIMITED USE IMMUNITY

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 23-604A — MINORS - LIMITED USE IMMUNITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 23-604A. MINORS - LIMITED USE IMMUNITY

(1) Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age who, acting in good faith and for a medical emergency:

(a) Is a person seeking or needs emergency medical assistance for himself or others;

(b) Remains on the scene until emergency medical assistance or law enforcement officers arrive; and

(c) Cooperates with emergency medical assistance and law enforcement personnel at the scene;

shall have limited use immunity such that evidence obtained solely as a result of the person having sought, received or rendered emergency medical services as set forth in this section may not be used against the person for any violation of section 23-604 or 23-949, Idaho Code, for consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage.

(2) The provisions of this section shall have no applicability to the prosecution of any criminal charges other than the consumption or possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under twenty-one (21) years of age under section 23-604 or 23-949, Idaho Code, and shall not prevent a prosecution based on evidence not obtained as described in subsection (1) of this section.

[23-604A, added 2016, ch. 346, sec. 1, p. 998.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 23-604A ("MINORS - LIMITED USE IMMUNITY") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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