Industry Update | Good Samaritan Law Database Enhanced for 2025
When someone overdoses, knowing your legal protections can mean the difference between immediately calling 911 and hesitating while someone's life hangs in the balance.
DopaGE provides the most up-to-date resource available for Good Samaritan Laws for Overdose in all 50 US states and Canada. Our team of public health researchers, with review by law enforcement experts including a metropolitan police chief and former DEA senior agent, updates this database at least twice yearly to ensure you have current, reliable information about your rights.
What's New in This Update
This latest iteration includes critical new details for each state:
Who is protected: Whether protections extend to the 911 caller, overdose victim, other assistants, all bystanders, or specific combinations
Underage alcohol provisions: Whether protections apply to underage drinking situations in addition to illicit substance incidents
Fentanyl test strip status: Current decriminalization status in each state
These enhancements build on our database's unique foundation of providing direct links to each state's actual legislation from official government sources—something no other resource offers with this level of currency.
Breaking: Kansas Enacts Full Protections
The most significant development in this update is Kansas's new comprehensive Good Samaritan Law for Overdose. The state, which previously offered no protections, now provides full legal protection from arrest, charge, and prosecution for personal drug use or paraphernalia possession for both 911 callers and overdose victims themselves.
This expansion of life-saving legal protections demonstrates the critical importance of maintaining current information as laws continue to evolve nationwide.
Visit our updated 2025 Good Samaritan Law Database to access the most current protections in your state.