Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that a person who calls the 911 emergency number to report an overdose of cannabis, a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance, controlled substance analog, methamphetamine, or a substance containing methamphetamine and the person who overdosed are immune from criminal liability for a violation relating to the possession of cannabis, a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance, controlled substance analog, methamphetamine, or a substance containing methamphetamine.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the immunity shall not be extended if law enforcement has reasonable suspicion or probable cause, prior to and independent of the emergency 911 call, to detain, arrest, or search the person or property of the person who calls 911 or the person who overdosed that is not a direct result of the emergency 911 call.
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