Wisconsin’s Good Samaritan Law
Under Wisconsin’s Good Samaritan Law, the people overdosing and individuals who help during an overdose are protected from certain criminal charges and liabilities. Essentially, the law provides peace of mind to anyone witnessing an overdose and encourages them to act for the ultimate goal of saving a life.
“State law provides immunity from criminal prosecution for certain offenses for a person who aides (“aider”) another person who is suffering from an overdose of a controlled substance (“aided person”). Specifically, an aider is immune from prosecution for the possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, possession of drug paraphernalia, or possession of a masking agent (“possession offenses”) under the circumstances surrounding or leading to his or her actions as an aider.”